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wet

/ˈwet/WET
/ˈwɛt/WET

Meaningcovered with liquid

Common meaning: covered with liquid

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishwætsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwetsource
  3. Englishwet‘covered with liquid’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English wæt ‘covered with liquid’.

Roots

  • wæt Old English “covered with liquid”

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