wet

/wɛt/
adj 6noun 5verb 5phrase 1

Collocations

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(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look

become, get, turn

The children became wet while playing in the garden sprinkler on that hot summer afternoon.

get sth

I got my shirt wet when I spilled coffee all over myself this morning.

ADV

dripping, extremely, really, soaking, sopping, very

After swimming in the ocean, the children came out soaking wet and shivering.

a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly

My hair is still a bit wet after I got caught in the rain this morning.

permanently

The basement stays permanently wet because of the broken pipe, so we can't store anything there.

PREP

with

My hair was wet with sweat after running in the heat.

PHRASES

wet through

After playing in the rain for hours, the children came inside completely wet through.

2

(verb.)

ADV

thoroughly

I thoroughly wet the cloth under the tap before wiping down the table.

slightly

PREP

with

She wiped the child's face with a wet cloth after lunch.

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