American English
/ˈwɛ.ɾɚ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: wet
having water or another liquid on it; not dry
Practice out loudhaving water or another liquid on it; not dry
My socks are wet from the rain.
Don't touch the wet paint.
Use wet for water on a surface. Use humid, not wet, for air that contains a lot of moisture.
wet clothes · wet floor · wet paint · soaking wet
be + wet
wet + noun
describing weather or a period with a lot of rain
We had a wet spring this year.
The forecast says it will be wet all weekend.
wet weather · wet season · wet winter · wet weekend
wet + weather noun
it + be + wet
to put water or another liquid on something so that it is no longer dry
Wet the cloth before you clean the table.
She wet her hair before cutting it.
wet a cloth · wet your hair · wet the sponge
wet + object
wet + object + with + liquid
to urinate in bed while sleeping, usually by accident
The child wet the bed last night.
Before -er and -est, the final t is doubled: wetter, wettest. The -ing form is wetting, and the past is usually wet.