wet betydelse and definition

Betydelse av wet på svenska

• 0 covered in water or another liquid:

  • a wet floor

  • a wet umbrella

  • wet hair

  • My bike got wet in the rain.

  • I had to ride my bike in the rain and got soaking (= very) wet.

  • informal You poor thing - you're all (= very) wet.

  • The paint's still wet.

  • a notice saying "Wet paint!"

  • We've had wet weather all week.

  • This is the first wet day for two months.

  • The presentation will take place indoors if it's wet.

  • Come in quickly - you're wet through.

• 1 used to describe someone who has a weak character and does not express any forceful opinions:

  • Don't be so wet.

• 2 to make something wet:

  • Wet the powder thoroughly and mix to remove lumps.

  • He wetted a dishcloth and tried to rub the mark away.

  • She still sometimes wets the bed at night.

• 3 liquid, especially water:

  • Don't put your newspaper down in the wet.

  • Don't leave it out there in the wet.

• 4 someone who has a weak character and does not express any forceful opinions:

  • Come on Tom, don't be such a wet!

• 5 with liquid in, on, or around something; not dry:

  • I stepped in a puddle of water and got my shoes wet.

• 6 A person, esp. a child, who wets something causes it to become wet by urinating:

  • He still sometimes wets his bed.