wet
gb/wˈɛt/ us/wˈɛt/
A1
Englisch
~ 2500
nedves, vizes, benedvesít, bevizez, tapasztalatlan, zöldfülű
A1
1
Verwendungsmuster:
[something] is wet
Her shoes were wet after walking in the rain.
A cipője vizes lett, miután az esőben gyalogolt.
The grass is still wet from the morning dew.
A fű még nedves a reggeli harmattól.
He hung his wet jacket by the door.
Don't touch the wet paint.
The dog shook its wet fur all over the floor.
Beispiele für Lernende
My shirt is wet.
Vizes az ingem.
The road is wet.
Vizes az út.
His hair is wet.
The towel is wet.
Your shoes are wet.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wet' with 'humid', but 'humid' describes air with moisture, not surfaces or objects.
Bedeutung
Covered in or full of liquid
Wortverbindungen
wet clothes
|wet hair
|wet ground
|wet weather
|wet towel
Synonyme
damp (Slightly wet, often unpleasantly so.)
|
soaked (Extremely wet, saturated with liquid.)
Antonyme
dry (Having no moisture; opposite of wet.)
Themen
daily life
|weather
|nature
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Having water or another liquid on it.
Having water or another liquid on the surface or inside; not dry.
VERB
A2
2
benedvesít
B1
bevizez
A2
Verwendungsmuster:
to wet [something]
She wet the cloth before wiping the table.
Benedvesítette a rongyot, mielőtt letörölte az asztalt.
You should wet your hair before applying shampoo.
Samponozás előtt be kell nedvesítened a hajadat.
He wet the soil to make it easier to dig.
Beispiele für Lernende
Please wet the towel.
Kérlek, vizezd be a törölközőt.
I wet my hair before I wash it.
Bevizezem a hajam, mielőtt megmosom.
Wet the paper before painting.
Häufiger Fehler:
Some learners mistakenly use 'water' instead of 'wet' when talking about making a surface damp, but 'water' usually refers to giving plants water.
Bedeutung
To make something wet
Wortverbindungen
wet the sponge
|wet the cloth
|wet the brush
|wet the ground
Synonyme
moisten (To make slightly wet, often intentionally.)
Antonyme
dry (To remove moisture from something.)
Themen
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To put water or other liquid on something.
To cause something to become covered in or saturated with liquid.
B2
INFORMAL
3
zöldfülű
B2
He's still a bit wet behind the ears when it comes to business deals.
Az üzleti ügyletek terén még kissé zöldfülű.
The new recruit is too wet to handle this project alone.
Az új újonc túl tapasztalatlan ahhoz, hogy egyedül kezelje ezt a projektet.
She was wet and naive when she first joined the team.
Beispiele für Lernende
He is new and wet in this job.
Új ebben a munkában, és még tapasztalatlan.
She is still wet at driving.
Még tapasztalatlan a vezetésben.
I was wet when I started here.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may incorrectly use this meaning in formal contexts, but it is informal and often part of idiomatic expressions.
Bedeutung
Inexperienced or naive
Wortverbindungen
wet behind the ears
Synonyme
green (Informal term for someone new and inexperienced.)
Antonyme
seasoned (Experienced and skilled through practice.)
Themen
people
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Not having much experience; new and not yet skilled.
Lacking experience or maturity; easily influenced or not yet competent.
Grammatik
Grundform
wet
IPA
GB/wˈɛt/
US/wˈɛt/
Silben & Betonung
wet (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (wet)
Wortformen
Adjective
- Base: wet
- Comparative: wetter
- Superlative: wettest
Verb
- Base: wet
- 3rd Person Singular: wets
- Present Participle: wetting
- Past: wet, wetted
- Past Participle: wet
Wortfamilie
Forms
wets
verb
wetting
verb
wetted
verb
wetter
adjective
wettest
adjective
Core family
wetness
noun
Related words
wetland
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
dry
adjective A1
Grammatik-Highlights
- Irregular present participle: wetting Verb
- Irregular past: wet, wetted Verb
- Irregular past participle: wet Verb
- Irregular comparative: wetter Adjective
- Irregular superlative: wettest Adjective
Ausdrücke
get one's feet wet
1/ɡˈɛt wˈʌnz fˈit wˈɛt/
idiom
informal
Begin to get experience
To try something for the first time and start learning how to do it.
Beispiele
- Volunteering is a great way to get your feet wet before applying for a full-time job.
- I got my feet wet in teaching by helping out in a summer program.
wet behind the ears
1/wˈɛt bɪhˈaɪnd ðə ˈɪɹz/
idiom
informal
Inexperienced and naive
Not having much experience yet; new and not very skilled.
Beispiele
- She's still a bit wet behind the ears in this field.
- He may be smart, but he's wet behind the ears when it comes to real-world negotiations.
wet blanket
1/wˈɛt blˈæŋkɪt/
idiom
informal
Person who spoils others' fun
A person who makes other people less excited or happy about something.
Beispiele
- Don't be such a wet blanket—come join the party!
- Don’t be such a wet blanket—come and dance with us.
- He was a real wet blanket at the celebration, complaining about everything.
- His constant negative comments made him a real wet blanket at the party.
- I don’t want to throw a wet blanket on your plans, but we really can’t afford this trip.