wet
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually waterMade up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
» You smell like a wet dog.
От тебя пахнет мокрой псиной. — marafon
От вас пахнет мокрой псиной. — marafon
Ти пахнеш вологим собакою. — deniko
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18 sensesMade up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
Water is wet.
nass
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.
The baby is wet and needs its nappy changed.
nass, feucht
мо́крыйmókryj
мо́крийmókryj, воло́гийvolóhyj
Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper.
Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
Of weather or a time period: rainy.
It’s going to be wet tomorrow.
1637, John Milton, Comus, London: Humphrey Robinson, p. 32, Summer drouth, or singed aire Never scorch thy tresses faire, Nor wet Octobers torrent flood Thy molten crystall fill with mudde,
дождли́выйdoždlívyj
дощовитийdoščovytyj, дощовийdoščovyj
Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust.
This fighter jet's engine is rated for a maximum wet thrust of 450 kilonewtons, more than twice its max dry thrust, but the afterburner eats up a huge amount of fuel.
(slang)Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
That guy’s wet; after all, he just started yesterday.
(slang, vulgar)Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
He got me all wet.
feucht
(UK, slang)Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
Don’t be so wet.
(retronym)Permitting alcoholic beverages.
supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
Examples
762 sentencesYou smell like a wet dog.
Ти пахнеш вологим собакою. — deniko
ruОт тебя пахнет мокрой псиной. — marafon
I'm fed up with this wet weather.
Ця сира погода у мене вже в печінках сидить. — deniko
ruЭта сырая погода мне порядком надоела. — sharptoothed
deIch hab die Nase voll von diesem feuchten Wetter. — MUIRIEL
I have no intention of getting wet.
Я не збираюся мокнути. — deniko
ruЯ не собираюсь мокнуть. — sharptoothed
deIch habe nicht die Absicht, nass zu werden. — Esperantostern
Tom is still wet behind the ears.
Том і досі молодий та зелений. — deniko
ruУ Тома ещё молоко на губах не обсохло. — marafon
deTom ist noch feucht hinter den Ohren. — Melang
I am fed up with this wet weather.
Ця сира погода у мене вже в печінках сидить. — deniko
ruЭта сырая погода мне порядком надоела. — sharptoothed
deIch hab die Nase voll von diesem feuchten Wetter. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wet (“wet, moistened”), wett, wette, past participle of Middle EnglishFrom Middle English wet (“wet, moistened”), wett, wette, past participle of Middle English weten (“to wet”), from Old English wǣtan (“to wet, moisten, water”), from Proto-West Germanic *wātijan, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną (“to wet, make wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”) (also the source of water).
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Forms
wetter, wettestSynonyms
326 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
95 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- get wet
- soaking wet
- is still wet
- wet clothes
- his wet clothes
- wet clothes into
- still wet
- were soaking wet
- hair is wet
- to get wet
- feet wet
- is wet and