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wet

US /wɛt/

adjective Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please do not walk on the wet floor near the entrance.

Word Family

NounNoun
wet gốc wetter wetness
VerbVerb
wet gốc
AdjectiveAdj
wet gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • dampa slight wetness
  • moistslightly wet
  • soakedsubmerge in a liquid

Collocations

  • Easy wet paint on the bench
    to wet paint on the bench, meaning to cause to become wet
  • Medium wet floor caution sign
    to wet floor caution sign, meaning to cause to become wet
  • Hard wet signature required on the legal deed
    to wet signature required on the legal deed, meaning to cause to become wet
  • Very Hard wet behind the ears in the cutthroat corridors of power
    to wet behind the ears in the cutthroat corridors of power, meaning to cause to become wet

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