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Collocations for wet - verb

ADVERB

thoroughly
Wet your hair thoroughly before applying the shampoo.
slightly

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PREPOSITION

with
Wet the towel slightly with warm water.

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Wet is used with these nouns as the object:
bed, diaper, lip, pants, washcloth

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Collocations for wet - adj.

VERBS

be, feel, look
become, get, turn
We got soaking wet just going from the car to the house.
The weather may turn wet later on in the week.
get sth, make sth
Mind you don't get your feet wet.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
dripping, soaking, sopping
His clothes were dripping wet.
a little, slightly, etc.
It's still a little wet outside.

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PREPOSITION

with
The grass was wet with dew.

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PHRASES

wet through
We were wet through and cold.

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Wet is used with these nouns:
afternoon, autumn, cement, cheek, clay, climate, cloth, clothes, concrete, diaper, dirt, dream, earth, flannel, floor, footprint, grass, ground, ingredient, ink, kiss, month, mouth, mud, nappy, nose, nurse, paint, patch, rag, road, sand, season, shave, sidewalk, snow, soil, spell, sponge, spring, summer, tear, towel, trail, washcloth, weather, weekend, winter

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