wet
verb/wet/
/wet/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they wet | /wet/ /wet/ |
| he / she / it wets | /wets/ /wets/ |
| past simple wet | /wet/ /wet/ |
| past participle wet | /wet/ /wet/ |
| past simple wetted | /ˈwetɪd/ /ˈwetɪd/ |
| past participle wetted | /ˈwetɪd/ /ˈwetɪd/ |
| -ing form wetting | /ˈwetɪŋ/ /ˈwetɪŋ/ |
- wet something to make something wet
- Wet the brush slightly before putting it in the paint.
Extra Examples- Wet the towel slightly with warm water.
- Wet your hair thoroughly before applying the shampoo.
- He wet his finger to test the wind.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thoroughly
- slightly
- with
Word OriginOld English wǣt (adjective and noun), wǣtan (verb); related to water.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See wet in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarywet the/your bed
- [no passive] to urinate in your bed by accident
- It is quite common for small children to wet their beds.
wet yourself
(also wet your pants/knickers)
- [no passive] to urinate in your underwear by accident
- He was so frightened that he wet his pants.
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