wee
gb/wˈi/ us/wˈi/
A2
इंग्रजी
~ 7200
pici, kis, rövid, egy kicsit, pisi, pisil
B1
INFORMAL
1
वापर नमुना:
a wee [noun]
Look at that wee kitten sleeping on the chair.
Nézd azt a pici cicát, ahogy a széken alszik.
She poured herself a wee glass of wine.
Töltött magának egy kis pohár bort.
They live in a wee village by the sea.
Can I have a wee taste of your dessert?
We climbed a wee hill behind the house.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
He gave me a wee gift.
Adott nekem egy kis ajándékot.
The wee dog runs in the garden.
A pici kutya a kertben futkározik.
I have a wee problem with my phone.
She lives in a wee house near the park.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wee' with 'we' (the pronoun). 'Wee' is an adjective meaning 'small', and is mainly used in Scottish, Irish, and some British English. It is informal and usually not used in formal writing.
अर्थ
very small; tiny
सहप्रयोग
a wee bit
|wee girl
|wee boy
|wee dog
|wee dram
|wee problem
समानार्थी शब्द
small (More neutral and widely used; not regional or informal.)
|
little (Very close in meaning; can also sound affectionate like 'wee'.)
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tiny (Suggests extremely small, often even smaller than 'wee'.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
big (General opposite in size in everyday speech.)
|
large (More formal or neutral opposite of 'small'.)
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huge (Emphasizes being extremely big, the strong opposite of 'wee'.)
विषय
descriptions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|communication
व्याख्या
Very small in size or amount.
Very small in size, amount, or degree, often used in Scottish or Irish English and sometimes affectionately.
B2
INFORMAL
2
rövid
A2
egy kicsit
A1
वापर नमुना:
for a wee [while/minute/moment]
Sit down and rest for a wee while.
Ülj le, és pihenj egy kicsit.
It will only take a wee minute to sign the form.
Csak egy percbe telik aláírni az űrlapot.
Can you wait a wee moment, please?
We chatted for a wee bit before the meeting.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
Please stay for a wee while.
Kérlek, maradj még egy kicsit.
I will be back in a wee minute.
Mindjárt visszajövök.
Can you wait a wee moment?
We talked for a wee while after class.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may say '*for wee time*' instead of 'for a wee while' or 'for a wee minute'. In this sense, 'wee' is usually used with a time word and an article: 'a wee while', 'a wee minute'. It is also informal and mostly used in Scottish, Irish, and some British English.
अर्थ
very short in time
सहप्रयोग
a wee while
|a wee minute
|a wee moment
|wait a wee while
|stay a wee while
समानार्थी शब्द
brief (More formal and neutral; not regional.)
|
short (Very close in meaning; standard everyday word.)
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momentary (More formal; often used in written English.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
long (General opposite for time length.)
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lengthy (Suggests something taking too much time, opposite of 'wee' for duration.)
विषय
time
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
व्याख्या
Very short in time; brief.
Lasting only a very short time; brief, especially in phrases like 'a wee while' or 'a wee minute'.
नाम
A2
INFORMAL
3
pisi
A1
वापर नमुना:
to do a wee
The toddler had a wee in his pants.
A totyogó gyerek bepisilt a nadrágjába.
Make sure you do a wee before we leave.
Csinálj egy pisit, mielőtt elindulunk.
She asked the teacher if she could go for a wee.
There was dog wee on the pavement.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
The boy did a wee in the toilet.
A fiú pisilt a vécébe.
I need to go for a wee.
El kell mennem pisilni.
There is cat wee on the floor.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes use 'wee' in this sense in formal contexts, where 'urine' or 'urinate' would be more appropriate. Also, be careful not to confuse this noun with the adjective 'wee' meaning 'small'.
अर्थ
urine; children's word
सहप्रयोग
have a wee
|do a wee
|go for a wee
|dog wee
|wee on the floor
समानार्थी शब्द
pee (Very close in meaning and style; used widely in both child and adult speech.)
|
urine (More formal and medical; not childish.)
विषय
body
|health
|children
|daily_life
व्याख्या
Urine; a word that children often use instead of 'pee'.
Urine, especially when referred to using a child's or joking word.
क्रियापद
A2
INFORMAL
4
pisil
A1
वापर नमुना:
[someone] wees
The child now wees in the potty.
A gyerek már a bilibe pisil.
Do you need to wee before the journey?
Kell pisilned az út előtt?
The dog sometimes wees on the kitchen floor.
She nearly wee'd in her pants from laughing so hard.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
The baby wees in his diaper.
A baba a pelenkájába pisil.
Please wee before we leave the house.
Kérlek, pisilj, mielőtt elindulunk otthonról.
The dog is weeing on the grass.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes treat 'wee' only as a noun and say '*I have to do wee*' instead of 'I have to wee' (verb) or 'I have to do a wee' (noun). Also, this verb is informal and mainly used with children; in polite or medical contexts, 'urinate' or 'go to the toilet' are preferred.
अर्थ
to urinate; child's word
सहप्रयोग
wee in the toilet
|wee in bed
|wee on the floor
|need to wee
|wee himself
समानार्थी शब्द
pee (Very close in meaning and register; widely used in informal speech.)
|
urinate (More formal and medical; not typically used with children.)
विषय
body
|health
|children
|daily_life
व्याख्या
To pass urine; to pee.
To urinate, especially using a child's or joking word.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
wee
IPA
GB/wˈi/
US/wˈi/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
wee (१ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (wee)
शब्दरूपे
Adjective
- Base: wee
- Comparative: weeer
- Superlative: weeest
Noun
- Base: wee
- Plural: wee, wees
Verb
- Base: wee
- 3rd Person Singular: wees
- Present Participle: weeing
- Past: weed
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
Core family
weeny
adjective
ठळक मुद्दे
- Irregular comparative: weeer Adjective
- Irregular superlative: weeest Adjective
वाक्प्रचार
a wee bit
1/ə wˈi bˈɪt/
fixed phrase
informal
a very small amount
A very small amount; a little.
उदाहरणे
- I'm a wee bit tired today.
- Could you move over just a wee bit?
- It was a wee bit expensive, but worth it.
a wee dram
1/ə wˈi dɹˈæm/
fixed phrase
informal
a small glass of whisky
A small amount of whisky, usually a single shot in a glass.
उदाहरणे
- He poured himself a wee dram by the fire.
- We had a wee dram to celebrate the good news.
for a wee while
1/fɚ ə wˈi wˈaɪl/
fixed phrase
informal
for a short time
For a short time; for a little while.
उदाहरणे
- Stay with us for a wee while.
- We sat in the park for a wee while after lunch.
the wee hours
1/ðə wˈi ˈaʊɚz/
idiom
very early hours after midnight
The very early hours of the morning, soon after midnight.
उदाहरणे
- They finally arrived in the wee hours of the morning.
- He worked on the report until the wee hours.
- The baby often wakes up in the wee hours.
the wee small hours
1/ðə wˈi smˈɔl ˈaʊɚz/
idiom
literary
the very early hours
The very early hours of the morning, soon after midnight, often used in stories or songs.
उदाहरणे
- She wrote poetry in the wee small hours of the morning.
- We talked into the wee small hours and forgot the time.