WET


Meaning of WET in English

I.

verb

ADVERB

▪ thoroughly

Wet your hair thoroughly before applying the shampoo.

▪ slightly

PREPOSITION

▪ with

Wet the towel slightly with warm water.

Wet is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bed , ↑ diaper , ↑ lip , ↑ pants , ↑ washcloth

II.

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , feel , look

▪ become , get , turn

We got soaking ~ just going from the car to the house.

The weather may turn ~ later on in the week.

▪ get sth , make sth

Mind you don't get your feet ~.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ dripping , soaking , sopping

His clothes were dripping ~.

▪ a little , slightly , etc.

It's still a little ~ outside.

PREPOSITION

▪ with

The grass was ~ with dew.

PHRASES

▪ ~ through

We were ~ through and cold.

Wet is used with these nouns: ↑ afternoon , ↑ autumn , ↑ cement , ↑ cheek , ↑ clay , ↑ climate , ↑ cloth , ↑ clothes , ↑ concrete , ↑ diaper , ↑ dirt , ↑ dream , ↑ earth , ↑ flannel , ↑ floor , ↑ footprint , ↑ grass , ↑ ground , ↑ ingredient , ↑ ink , ↑ kiss , ↑ month , ↑ mouth , ↑ mud , ↑ nappy , ↑ nose , ↑ nurse , ↑ paint , ↑ patch , ↑ rag , ↑ road , ↑ sand , ↑ season , ↑ shave , ↑ sidewalk , ↑ snow , ↑ soil , ↑ spell , ↑ sponge , ↑ spring , ↑ summer , ↑ tear , ↑ towel , ↑ trail , ↑ washcloth , ↑ weather , ↑ weekend , ↑ winter

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