wet
gb/wˈɛt/ us/wˈɛt/
A1
Ingles
~ 2500
nedves, vizes, benedvesít, bevizez, tapasztalatlan, zöldfülű
A1
1
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'wet' with 'humid', but 'humid' describes air with moisture, not surfaces or objects.
Kahulugan
Covered in or full of liquid
Mga kolokasyon
wet clothes
|wet hair
|wet ground
|wet weather
|wet towel
Mga kasingkahulugan
damp (Slightly wet, often unpleasantly so.)
|
soaked (Extremely wet, saturated with liquid.)
Mga kasalungat
dry (Having no moisture; opposite of wet.)
Mga tema
daily life
|weather
|nature
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Having water or another liquid on it.
Having water or another liquid on the surface or inside; not dry.
PANDIWA
A2
2
benedvesít
B1
bevizez
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners mistakenly use 'water' instead of 'wet' when talking about making a surface damp, but 'water' usually refers to giving plants water.
Kahulugan
To make something wet
Mga kolokasyon
wet the sponge
|wet the cloth
|wet the brush
|wet the ground
Mga kasingkahulugan
moisten (To make slightly wet, often intentionally.)
Mga kasalungat
dry (To remove moisture from something.)
Mga tema
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may incorrectly use this meaning in formal contexts, but it is informal and often part of idiomatic expressions.
Kahulugan
Inexperienced or naive
Mga kolokasyon
wet behind the ears
Mga kasingkahulugan
green (Informal term for someone new and inexperienced.)
Mga kasalungat
seasoned (Experienced and skilled through practice.)
Mga tema
people
|work
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Not having much experience; new and not yet skilled.
Lacking experience or maturity; easily influenced or not yet competent.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
wet
IPA
GB/wˈɛt/
US/wˈɛt/
Mga pantig at diin
wet (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (wet)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: wet
- Comparative: wetter
- Superlative: wettest
Verb
- Base: wet
- 3rd Person Singular: wets
- Present Participle: wetting
- Past: wet, wetted
- Past Participle: wet
Mga kaugnay na salita
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
Mahahalagang punto
- Irregular present participle: wetting Verb
- Irregular past: wet, wetted Verb
- Irregular past participle: wet Verb
- Irregular comparative: wetter Adjective
- Irregular superlative: wettest Adjective
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.