wetter

wet

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wet]
- /wɛt/
- /wet/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wet]
- /wɛt/

Definitions of wetter word

adjective wetter moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands. 1
adjective wetter in a liquid form or state: wet paint. 1
adjective wetter characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid. 1
adjective wetter moistened or dampened with rain; rainy: Wet streets make driving hazardous. 1
adjective wetter allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town. 1
adjective wetter characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.: the wet season. 1

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Origin of wetter

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English wett, past participle of weten, Old English wǣtan to wet; replacing Middle English weet, Old English wǣt, cognate with Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr; akin to water

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Parts of speech for Wetter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wetter

wetter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

wetter usage trend in Literature

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