wet
To cover or impregnate with liquidTo cover or impregnate with liquid.
» You smell like a wet dog.
От тебя пахнет мокрой псиной.
От вас пахнет мокрой псиной.
Ти пахнеш вологим собакою.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To cover or impregnate with liquid.
befeuchten, durchnässen, nass machen
мочи́тьmočítʹ, намочи́тьnamočítʹ, сма́чиватьsmáčivatʹ
мочи́тиmočýty, змо́чуватиzmóčuvaty
(intransitive, transitive)To make or become wet.
nass werden
мо́кнутьmóknutʹ, намока́тьnamokátʹ, намо́кнутьnamóknutʹ
мо́кнутиmóknuty, змо́кнутиzmóknuty
cause to become wet
(transitive)To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
Johnny wets the bed several times a week.
She was laughing so hard she wet her pants.
nässen, nass machen
мочи́тьсяmočítʹsja
make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating
(transitive)To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
benetzen
(informal, transitive)To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
to wet the baby’s head
(Multicultural London English, US, slang)To kill or seriously injure.
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
wets, wetting, wet, wetPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
117 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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