Weather / A1

WET/wet/

Wet means covered in water: wet hair, wet shoes, a wet day. Dry is the opposite. Rainy is about weather with rain; wet can be the ground or clothes. Wait is stay — mix-up. Get wet; soak is stronger, later; wet paint means do not touch.

Meaning

Covered in water or another liquid; not dry.

Examples

• “My shoes are wet.”
• “Do not sit there — the bench is wet.”
• “My coat is still wet from the rain.”

Good to know

wet hair/shoes/paint. Opposite: dry. Contrast: rainy (weather). Mix-up: wait.

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