adjective

good-looking

good-looking [adjective]
US /ˌɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ/ 
UK /ˌɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ/ 
Example: 

My father was a good-looking man

someone who is good-looking is attractive

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

My father was a good-looking man

Oxford Essential Dictionary

good-looking

 adjective
(used about people) nice to look at:
He's a good-looking boy.
 same meaning attractive Look at the note at beautiful.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

good-looking

ˌgood-ˈlooking BrE AmE adjective
someone who is good-looking is attractive:
a really good-looking guy
—good-looker noun [countable]
• • •
THESAURUS
■ person
beautiful a beautiful woman or child has perfect good looks: Grace Kelly was a very beautiful woman. | a beautiful baby
good-looking a good-looking person looks nice. Good-looking is very common in spoken English: He’s a good-looking guy, but he’s a bit boring. | Do you think she’s good-looking?
attractive an attractive person looks nice, especially in a way that makes you feel sexually interested in them: She’s a very attractive woman. | A lot of women find him attractive.
pretty a pretty girl or woman looks nice – used especially about a woman who has a nice face: You look pretty with your hair down. | She has a very pretty face.
handsome a handsome man or boy looks nice – used especially about a man who has a nice face. Handsome is also sometimes used, especially in literature, to describe a woman who is good-looking and has a strong face: He was tall, dark, and handsome. | She was a big, handsome woman.
gorgeous/stunning spoken extremely attractive. Gorgeous is used especially by women: She thinks Brad Pitt is gorgeous. | You look absolutely stunning in that dress!
cute spoken nice to look at – used about animals, babies, children, and young adults: a cute little puppy | She thinks you’re cute!
lovely especially British English spoken used when saying that someone looks very nice: You look lovely tonight.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

good-looking

ˌgood-ˈlooking [good-looking]       adjective
(especially of people) physically attractive
Opp:  ugly
• a good-looking man/couple
• She's strikingly good-looking.  
Synonyms:
beautiful
pretty • handsome • attractive • lovely • good-looking • gorgeous
These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at.
beautiful • (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at: She looked stunningly beautiful that night.
pretty • (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at: She's got a very pretty face.
Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features.
handsome • (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones: He was described as ‘ tall, dark and handsome ’.
attractive • (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way: She's a very attractive woman.
lovely • (of a person) beautiful; very attractive: She looked particularly lovely that night.
When you describe sb as lovely, you are usually showing that you also have a strong feeling of affection for them.
good-looking • (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way: She arrived with a very good-looking man.
gorgeous • (informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way: You look gorgeous!
attractive or good-looking?
If you describe sb as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes sb's physical appearance.
a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking/gorgeous girl/woman
a(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/good-looking/gorgeous boy/man
a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking face  
Example Bank:
• He was tall and quite good-looking.
• She was not exactly good-looking, but definitely attractive.
• She arrived with a very good-looking man.

• She's strikingly good-looking.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

ˌ good- ˈ looking / ˌɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ / adjective

A2 describes a physically attractive man or woman:

He's very good-looking but not terribly bright.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

good-looking

(better-looking, best-looking)

Someone who is good-looking has an attractive face.
Cassandra noticed him because he was good-looking.
...a good-looking woman.

ADJ

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

good-looking

good–look·ing /ˈgʊdˈlʊkɪŋ/ adj [more ~; most ~] : having a pleasing or attractive appearance : pretty, handsome, or beautiful
• a very good-looking woman/man

married

US /ˈmer.id/ 
UK /ˈmær.id/ 
Example: 

He has been married for several years.

Persian equivalent: 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

married

 adjective
having a husband or a wife:
Ian is married to Helen.
 opposite single or unmarried

get married to take somebody as your husband or wife:
Fran and Paul got married last year.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

married

married S2 W2 /ˈmærid/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: verb: marry, remarry; noun: marriage, remarriage; adjective: married ≠ unmarried, marriageable]
1. having a husband or a wife:
Are you married or single?
They’ve been married for eight years.
Married men earn 70 percent more than single men.
married to
Nicole is married to my brother.
We’re getting married (=marrying) next month.
married couple/man/woman
a happily married man
When she first came to London, she was newly married and out of work.
So, how do you like married life?
► Do not say ‘be married with’ someone or ‘get married with’ someone. Say be married to someone or get married to someone.
2. be married to something to give most of your time and attention to a job or activity:
I was married to my job.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
be married She’s married now, and living in London.
get married (=to have a wedding) Did you know that they are going to get married?
stay married I cannot stay married to a man I do not love.
be married with children (=to be married and have children) Kevin is married with four children.
■ adverbs
happily married (=in a happy relationship with your husband or wife) I have been happily married for nine years.
unhappily married (=not in a happy relationship with your husband or wife) They were behaving like an unhappily married old couple.
newly/recently married (=married not long ago) The newly married couple arrived at their hotel.
■ nouns
a married man/woman By 1957 a third of married women were working.
a married couple Most of their friends are married couples.
married life Throughout her married life, her husband’s interests had come first.
sb’s married name (=a woman’s last name, when she has changed it to her husband’s name) She gave them Pat’s married name and address.
married quarters (=where soldiers live with their wives) Can a soldier’s wife continue to live in married quarters if her husband leaves her?
• • •
THESAURUS
married having a husband or wife: How long have you been married? | a married couple
single not married: Chris is 45 and still single. | single mothers
engaged having formally agreed to marry someone in the future: Jane and Pete have just got engaged. | engaged couples
live together to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married: More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married.
separated no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: I think Joan and Brian are separated now.
divorced no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage: My parents got divorced when I was 10. | divorced men
widowed no longer married because your husband or wife has died: He’s a widowed father of two.
■ husband/wife etc
husband/wife the man/woman you are married to: My wife’s a teacher.
partner the person you live with and have a sexual relationship with. Partner is often used when people are not married, or when you do not know if they are married. It is also used when talking about same-sex couples: He lives with his partner Ruth and their eight-month-old son.
fiancé/fiancée the man/woman you are engaged to: He and fiancée Wendy Hodgson will marry in July.
divorcee a woman who is divorced: The Prince announced his intention to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.
widow/widower a woman or man whose husband or wife has died: Imelda Marcos, the widow of the former President
spouse formal your spouse is your husband or wife: The rule applies to spouses and children of military personnel.
estranged wife/husband formal someone’s estranged husband or wife is one who they do not live with anymore: She is trying to get her sons back from her estranged husband.
■ someone who is not married
bachelor a man who has never been married: He’s a confirmed bachelor (=a man who has decided he will never marry).
spinster old-fashioned a woman who has never been married and is no longer young: The house was owned by an elderly spinster.
 

marry

marry S1 W2 /ˈmæri/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle married, present participle marrying, third person singular marries)
[Word Family: verb: marry, remarry; noun: marriage, remarriage; adjective: married ≠ unmarried, marriageable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: French; Origin: marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus 'husband']
1. [intransitive and transitive] if you marry someone, you become their husband or wife ⇨ married:
He married Bea in 1925.
I’m going to ask her to marry me on St Valentine’s Day.
She married young (=at a young age).
People in higher social classes are more likely to marry late (=when they are older than is usual).
Sophia had, in a sense, married beneath her (=married someone of a lower social class than her).
REGISTER
In everyday English, rather than saying that two people marry, people usually say that they get married.
▪ My parents got married in 1986.
2. [transitive] to perform the ceremony at which two people get married:
The priest who married us was really nice.
3. [transitive] to find a husband or wife for one of your children
marry somebody to somebody
She was determined to marry all of her daughters to rich men.
4. [transitive] (also marry up) formal to combine two different ideas, designs, tastes etc together
marry something with/to something
The building’s design marries a traditional style with modern materials.
marry something and something
He writes fiction that marries up realism and the supernatural.
5. not the marrying kind not the type of person who wants to get married:
I’m just not the marrying kind.
marry into something phrasal verb
to join a family or social group by marrying someone who belongs to it:
She married into a very wealthy family.
marry somebody ↔ off phrasal verb
to find a husband or wife for someone – used in order to show disapproval
marry somebody ↔ off to
They married her off to the first young man who came along.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

married

 

mar·ried [married marrieds]   [ˈmærid]    [ˈmærid]  adjective
1. having a husband or wife
• a married man/woman
• Is he married?
• a happily married couple
• She's married to John.
• Rachel and David are getting married on Saturday.
• How long have you been married?

Opp:  unmarried

2. only before noun connected with marriage
• Are you enjoying married life?

• Her married name (= the family name of her husband) is Jones.

3. ~ to sth very involved in sth so that you have no time for other activities or interests
• My brother is married to his job.  
Collocations:
Marriage and divorce
Romance
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with sb)
be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
be/find true love/the love of your life
suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth
meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have/go on a (blind) date
be going out with/ (especially NAmE) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
Weddings
get/be engaged/married/divorced
arrange/plan a wedding
have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
have/enter into an arranged marriage
call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
Separation and divorce
be unfaithful to/ (informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have an affair (with sb)
break off/end an engagement/a relationship
break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
annul/dissolve a marriage
apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband) 
Example Bank:
• I wouldn't have felt properly married if it hadn't been a church wedding.
• She's married to an actor.
• The newly married couple left for their honeymoon in Spain.
• When did you get married?

• a married man/woman/couple

 

marry

 

marry [marry marries married marrying]   [ˈmæri]    [ˈmæri]  verb (mar·ries, marry·ing, mar·ried, mar·ried)
1. transitive, intransitive to become the husband or wife of sb; to get married to sb
~ (sb) She married a German.
• He was 36 when he married Viv.
• He never married.
• I guess I'm not the marrying kind (= the kind of person who wants to get married).
+ adj. They married young.  It is more common to say
• They're getting married next month. than

• They're marrying next month.

2. transitive ~ sb to perform a ceremony in which a man and woman become husband and wife

• They were married by the local priest.

 

3. transitive ~ sb (to sb) to find a husband or wife for sb, especially your daughter or son

4. transitive ~ sth and/to/with sth (formal) to combine two different things, ideas, etc. successfully
Syn:  unite
• The music business marries art and commerce.
Idioms: marry in haste  marry money
Derived: marry into something  marry somebody off  marry something up
Verb forms:

 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus, literally ‘married’, (as a noun) ‘husband’.  
Culture:
weddings
A wedding is the occasion when people get married. Marriage is the state of being married, though the word can also mean the wedding ceremony.
Before getting married a couple get engaged. It is traditional for the man to propose (= ask his girlfriend to marry him) and, if she accepts, to give his new fiancée an engagement ring, which she wears on the third finger of her left hand. Today many couples decide together to get married.
The couple then set a date and decide who will perform the marriage ceremony and where it will be held. In the US judges and religious leaders can perform weddings. Religious weddings are often held in a church or chapel, but the ceremony can take place anywhere and couples often choose somewhere that is special to them. In Britain many couples still prefer to be married in church, even if they are not religious. Others choose a civil ceremony conducted by a registrar at a registry office, or, since 1994 when the law was changed, at one of the many hotels and historic buildings which are licensed for weddings.
Traditionally, the family of the bride (= the woman who is to be married) paid for the wedding, but today the couple usually pay part of the cost. Many people choose a traditional wedding with a hundred or more guests. Before the wedding, the couple send out printed invitations and guests buy a gift for them, usually something for their home. In the US couples register at a store by leaving there a list of presents they would like. Guests go to the store to look at the list and buy a present. In Britain couples send a wedding list to guests or, as in America, open a bride’s book in a large store.
Before a wedding can take place in a church it must be announced there on three occasions. This is called the reading of the banns. Some religious groups refuse to allow a couple to marry in church if either of them has been divorced, but they may agree to bless the marriage after a civil ceremony.
Before the wedding the bride and bride groom or groom (= her future husband) often go to separate parties given for them by friends. At the groom’s stag party guests drink alcohol and joke about how the groom is going to lose his freedom. For the bride there is a hen party, called in the US a bachelorette party. Sometimes these parties take the form of a weekend trip to a foreign city.
At the wedding the groom’s closest male friend acts as the best man and stands next to him during the ceremony. Other friends act as ushers and show guests where to sit. The bride’s closest woman friend is chief bridesmaid (AmE maid of honour), or matron of honour if she is married, and other friends are bridesmaids. Children are bridesmaids if they are girls or pages if they are boys.
Many women choose to have a white wedding, and wear a long white wedding dress, with a veil (= a piece of thin white material) covering the face. The bride’s wedding clothes should include ‘something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue’, to bring luck. The bridesmaids wear matching dresses specially made for the occasion and, like the bride, carry bouquets of flowers. The bridegroom, the best man and other men may wear morning dress (= a long-tailed jacket, dark trousers and a top hat) or, in the US, a tuxedo (= a black suit with a white shirt). Women guests dress smartly and often wear hats. Men often hire their clothes for a wedding but women often use a wedding as an opportunity to buy something new.
The bride traditionally arrives at the church a few minutes late and enters with her father who will give her away to her husband. The bride and groom exchange vows (= promise to stay together and support each other). The groom places a wedding ring on the third finger of the bride’s left hand, and sometimes the bride gives him a ring too. The couple are then declared man and wife. They sign the register (= the official record of marriages) and as they leave the church guests throw rice or confetti (= small pieces of coloured paper in lucky shapes, such as horseshoes and bells) over them.
The ‘ happy couple ’ and their guests then go to the wedding reception at the bride’s home, a hotel or the place where the ceremony took place if it was not a church or registry office. There are often speeches by the best man, the bride’s father and the bridegroom. The bride and groom together cut a wedding cake, which usually has several tiers (= layers), each covered with white icing (AmE frosting), with figures of a bride and groom on the top one. Before the newly-weds leave for their honeymoon (= a holiday to celebrate their marriage) the bride throws her bouquet in the air: there is a belief that the woman who catches it will soon be married herself. The car the couple leave in has usually been decorated by their friends with the words ‘ just married ’ and with old tin cans or shoes tied to the back. 
Thesaurus:
marry verb T, I
• She married a German.
get married • • remarry • |old-fashioned journalism wed
plan/want/hope/be going to marry/get married/remarry
sb never married/got married/remarried/wed
Marry or get married? If there is no object it is more common to use get married, except in formal English; if there is an object, marry is more common
• We got married in May.
• I should never have married him.
 
Word Family:
marry verb
mar riage noun
mar ried adjective (≠ unmarried) 
Collocations:
Marriage and divorce
Romance
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with sb)
be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
be/find true love/the love of your life
suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth
meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have/go on a (blind) date
be going out with/ (especially NAmE) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
Weddings
get/be engaged/married/divorced
arrange/plan a wedding
have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
have/enter into an arranged marriage
call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
Separation and divorce
be unfaithful to/ (informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have an affair (with sb)
break off/end an engagement/a relationship
break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
annul/dissolve a marriage
apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband) 
Example Bank:
• He asked me to marry him but I said no.
• He believes same-sex couples should be able to marry.
• He married her for love, not for money.
• He promised to marry her when he returned.
• I don't want to marry Robert.
• Matt told me he was going to marry again.
• People are marrying later these days.
• They are hoping to get married next year.
• They plan to marry next year.
• This was the woman he chose to marry.
• To keep his wealthy lifestyle, he had to marry well.
• the difficulties of marrying into the royal family
• I guess I'm not the marrying kind.

• The focus for business should be how to marry economic efficiency with social justice.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

married / ˈmær.id /   / ˈmer- / adjective

A2 having a wife or husband:

a married couple

We've been happily married for five years.

Please state whether you are single, cohabiting, married, separated, divorced or widowed.

PC Smith was married with two children.

So how are you enjoying married life ?

She had an affair with a married man .

The survey reveals that two-thirds of married women earn less than their husbands.

So how long have you been married to Nicky?

figurative Rachel seems to be married to (= very involved with) her new job at the moment, so we hardly ever see her.

get married A2 to begin a legal relationship with someone as their husband or wife:

When are you getting married?

Chris and Debbie got married last summer.

Jamie's getting married to Laura.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

married

[mæ̱rid]
 ♦♦♦
 1) ADJ: oft ADJ to n If you are married, you have a husband or wife.
  We have been married for 14 years...
  She is married to an Englishman.
  ...a married man with two children.
 2) ADJ: ADJ n Married means relating to marriage or to people who are married.
  For the first ten years of our married life we lived in a farmhouse.
 3) ADJ: v-link ADJ to n If you say that someone is married to their work or another activity, you mean that they are very involved with it and have little interest in anything else.
  She was a very strict Christian who was married to her job...
  I have little time for women because I'm married to my cricket, so I'm leaving the arrangements to my sister.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1mar·ried /ˈmerid/ adj
1 a : united in marriage
• a newly/recently married couple
• They are happily married with several children.
• They're planning to get married [=planning to marry] in October.
b : having a husband or wife
• a married man/woman
• Is he married?
- often + to
• He has been married to his wife for almost 50 years. = He and his wife have been married to each other for almost 50 years.
c always used before a noun : of or relating to marriage
• He's enjoying married life.
2 : very involved with something (such as a job) - + to
• He's married to his work. [=he gives all of his attention to his work]

wet

US /wet/ 
UK /wet/ 

covered with water or another liquid, not yet dry or solid

Persian equivalent: 

Don't touch me with wet hands!

با دست‌هاى تر به‌ من‌ دست‌ نزن!

wet clothes

لباسهای خیس

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

wet

I. wet1 S2 W3 /wet/ adjective (comparative wetter, superlative wettest)
[Language: Old English; Origin: wæt]
1. WATER/LIQUID covered in or full of water or another liquid OPP dry:
I’ve washed your shirt but it’s still wet.
wet grass
get (something) wet
Take an umbrella or you’ll get wet.
wet with
His face was wet with sweat.
The man in the boat was wet through (=completely wet).
soaking/dripping/sopping wet (=very wet)
The towel was soaking wet.
2. WEATHER rainy:
There’s more wet weather on the way.
It’s very wet outside.
the wettest summer on record
3. PAINT/INK ETC not yet dry:
The paint’s still wet.
4. PERSON British English informal someone who is wet does not have a strong character, or is not willing to do something that you think they should do – used to show disapproval:
Don’t be so wet! Just tell them you don’t want to go.
5. BABY if a child or its nappy is wet, the nappy is full of urine
6. somebody is all wet American English informal someone is completely wrong
7. be wet behind the ears informal very young and without much experience of life
—wetly adverb
—wetness noun [uncountable]
• • •

COLLOCATIONS

 

adverbs

soaking/sopping/wringing wet (=very wet) His suit was soaking wet.
dripping wet (=so wet that water is dripping off) She was dripping wet.
wet through (=with every part very wet) It never stopped raining and our clothes were wet through.

verbs

get wet We both got very wet when we tried to give the dog a bath.
get something wet I didn’t want to get my feet wet.

phrases

cold and wet I was too cold and wet to keep going.
wet and muddy His boots were wet and muddy.
• • •

THESAURUS

wet covered in water or another liquid: I’ve just washed my hair and it’s still wet. | You’d better change out of those wet clothes.
damp slightly wet: Wipe the surfaces with a damp cloth. | The sheets are still a little damp. | The grass was still too damp to sit on.
moist slightly wet, especially in a pleasant way – used about soil, food, or about someone’s skin or eyes: It’s important to keep the soil moist. | a delicious moist chocolate cake | Her eyes became moist (=she was almost crying).
clammy feeling slightly wet, cold, and sticky – used about someone’s skin, especially when they are nervous or ill: He had clammy hands. | Ruby was feverish and clammy with sweat.
soggy unpleasantly wet and soft – used especially about food or the ground: a bowl of soggy rice | It had been raining hard and the ground was soggy underfoot.
humid/muggy used when the weather is hot but the air feels wet in a way that makes you uncomfortable: Summers in Tokyo are hot and humid. | a hot muggy day | the humid heat of a tropical forest

very wet

soaked [not before noun] very wet all the way through – used especially about people and their clothes: It absolutely poured with rain and we got soaked. | His shirt was soaked with blood.
drenched [not before noun] very wet – used about a person or area after a lot of rain or water has fallen on them: Everyone got drenched when a huge wave hit the boat. | The garden was completely drenched after the rain.
saturated extremely wet, and unable to take in any more water or liquid: His bandage was saturated with blood. | The floods were the result of heavy rainfall on already saturated soil.
waterlogged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd $ ˈwɒːtərlɒːɡd, ˈwɑː-, -lɑːɡd/ used about ground that has water on its surface because it is so wet that it cannot take in any more: The game was cancelled because the field was waterlogged.
sodden British English very wet with water – used about clothes and the ground. Sodden is less common than soaked: The ground was still sodden. | He took off his sodden shirt.
II. wet2 verb (past tense and past participle wet or wetted, present participle wetting) [transitive]
1. to make something wet:
Wet your hair and apply the shampoo.
2. to make yourself, your clothes, or your bed wet because you pass water from your body by accident
wet yourself
I nearly wet myself I was so scared.
Sam’s wet his bed again.
• • •

THESAURUS

wet to put water or another liquid onto something to make it wet. In spoken English, people will often use get something wet rather than wet: He wet the washcloth and washed Tom’s face.
splash to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them: The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other. | I accidentally splashed soup onto my shirt.
soak to put something in water for a long time or to make something very wet – use this especially when something is put into water or the water comes up from underneath to make it wet: Soak the beans overnight before cooking. | The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.
drench to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water – use this especially when water is poured or falls on something: He drenched us all with the hose. | Her shirt was drenched in sweat.
saturate formal to completely cover or fill something with liquid, so that it is wet all the way through: Heavy rains had saturated the ground.
flood to cover an area of land with a large amount of water: Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice.
moisten to make something slightly wet by putting a small amount of water or another liquid on it, especially to stop it from getting too dry: Add just enough water to moisten the cake mixture. | Tom paused and moistened his lips.
dampen to make something slightly wet by putting a little water on it: Rain came in through the window, dampening the curtains.
III. wet3 noun
1. the wet the rain
in the wet
The path is steep and dangerous in the wet.
2. [countable] British English a politician who belongs to the conservative party, and who supports very moderate ideas – used to show disapproval:
Tory wets
3. [countable] British English informal someone who does not have a strong character, or is not willing to do something that you think they should do – used to show disapproval:
Go on! Don’t be such a wet!

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wet [wet wetter wettest] adjective, verb, noun   [wet]   

adjective (wet·ter, wet·test)
1. covered with or containing liquid, especially water
• wet clothes
• wet grass
• You'll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
• Try not to get your shoes wet.
• His face was wet with tears.
• We were all soaking wet (= extremely wet).
• Her hair was still dripping wet.

• My shirt was wet through (= completely wet).

2. (of weather, etc.) with rain
• a wet day
• a wet climate
It's wet outside.
• It's going to be wet tomorrow.
• It was the wettest October for many years.

• The weather will be wet and windy in the south.

3. (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet dry

• Keep off! Wet paint.

 

4. if a child or its nappy is wet, its nappy is full of urine

5. (BrE) (of a person) (informal, disapproving) lacking a strong character
Syn:  feeble, Syn: wimpish
• ‘Don't be so wet,’ she laughed.
more at get your feet wet at  foot  n.  
Word Origin:
Old English wǣt (adjective and noun), wǣtan (verb); related to water.  
Synonyms:
wet
moist • damp • soaked • drenched • saturated
These words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water.
wet • covered with or full of liquid, especially water: The car had skidded on the wet road. ◊ You'll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
moist • slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful: a lovely rich moist cake
damp • slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant: The cottage was cold and damp.
soaked • (rather informal) very wet: You're soaked through! (= completely wet)
drenched • very wet: We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
soaked or drenched?
Both of these words can be used with with or in: soaked/drenched with/in sweat/blood. Soaked but not usually drenched can also be used before a noun: their soaked clothes ◊ their drenched clothes
saturated • very wet: The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with sth
soaked/drenched in sth
sb's coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated 
Example Bank:
• It's still a little wet outside.
• Mind you don't get your feet wet.
• The grass was wet with dew.
• The weather may turn wet later on in the week.
• We got soaking wet just going from the car to the house.
• We were wet through and cold.
• permanently wet conditions
• Her hair was still dripping wet.
• My shirt was wet through.
• The car had skidded in the wet road.
• We were all soaking wet.
• What's the best thing to do with young children on a wet day?
• You'll get wet if you go out now.
Idioms: all wet  wet behind the ears  wet the bed  wet your pants  wet yourself

Derived Words: wetly  wetness 

 

verb (wet·ting, wet, wet or wet·ting, wet·ted, wet·ted)~ sth
to make sth wet
• Wet the brush slightly before putting it in the paint.
 
Word Origin:
Old English wǣt (adjective and noun), wǣtan (verb); related to water.  
Example Bank:
• Wet the towel slightly with warm water.
• Wet your hair thoroughly before applying the shampoo.

• He wet his finger to test the wind.

 

noun
1. the wet singular wet weather; rain

• Come in out of the wet.

2. uncountable liquid, especially water
• The dog shook the wet from its coat.

• I could feel the wet of her tears.

3. countable (BrE, disapproving) a conservative politician who supports moderate policies rather than extreme ones

• Tory wets

4. countable (BrE, informal, disapproving) a person who lacks a strong character
Syn:  wimp
• Don't be such a wet!  
Word Origin:
Old English wǣt (adjective and noun), wǣtan (verb); related to water.  
Culture:
In the context of politics the word wet was used by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s to insult the members of her own party who did not agree with some of her more right-wing policies. Later, moderate members of the Conservative Party began to refer to themselves as wets. 
Example Bank:
• Materials such as cement and plaster must be stored out of the wet.

• We faced a long, cold walk home in the dark and the wet.

 

I. wet1 S2 W3 /wet/ adjective (comparative wetter, superlative wettest)
[Language: Old English; Origin: wæt]
1. WATER/LIQUID covered in or full of water or another liquid OPP dry:
I’ve washed your shirt but it’s still wet.
wet grass
get (something) wet
Take an umbrella or you’ll get wet.
wet with
His face was wet with sweat.
The man in the boat was wet through (=completely wet).
soaking/dripping/sopping wet (=very wet)
The towel was soaking wet.
2. WEATHER rainy:
There’s more wet weather on the way.
It’s very wet outside.
the wettest summer on record
3. PAINT/INK ETC not yet dry:
The paint’s still wet.
4. PERSON British English informal someone who is wet does not have a strong character, or is not willing to do something that you think they should do – used to show disapproval:
Don’t be so wet! Just tell them you don’t want to go.
5. BABY if a child or its nappy is wet, the nappy is full of urine
6. somebody is all wet American English informal someone is completely wrong
7. be wet behind the ears informal very young and without much experience of life
—wetly adverb
—wetness noun [uncountable]
• • •

COLLOCATIONS

 

adverbs

soaking/sopping/wringing wet (=very wet) His suit was soaking wet.
dripping wet (=so wet that water is dripping off) She was dripping wet.
wet through (=with every part very wet) It never stopped raining and our clothes were wet through.

verbs

get wet We both got very wet when we tried to give the dog a bath.
get something wet I didn’t want to get my feet wet.

phrases

cold and wet I was too cold and wet to keep going.
wet and muddy His boots were wet and muddy.
• • •

THESAURUS

wet covered in water or another liquid: I’ve just washed my hair and it’s still wet. | You’d better change out of those wet clothes.
damp slightly wet: Wipe the surfaces with a damp cloth. | The sheets are still a little damp. | The grass was still too damp to sit on.
moist slightly wet, especially in a pleasant way – used about soil, food, or about someone’s skin or eyes: It’s important to keep the soil moist. | a delicious moist chocolate cake | Her eyes became moist (=she was almost crying).
clammy feeling slightly wet, cold, and sticky – used about someone’s skin, especially when they are nervous or ill: He had clammy hands. | Ruby was feverish and clammy with sweat.
soggy unpleasantly wet and soft – used especially about food or the ground: a bowl of soggy rice | It had been raining hard and the ground was soggy underfoot.
humid/muggy used when the weather is hot but the air feels wet in a way that makes you uncomfortable: Summers in Tokyo are hot and humid. | a hot muggy day | the humid heat of a tropical forest

very wet

soaked [not before noun] very wet all the way through – used especially about people and their clothes: It absolutely poured with rain and we got soaked. | His shirt was soaked with blood.
drenched [not before noun] very wet – used about a person or area after a lot of rain or water has fallen on them: Everyone got drenched when a huge wave hit the boat. | The garden was completely drenched after the rain.
saturated extremely wet, and unable to take in any more water or liquid: His bandage was saturated with blood. | The floods were the result of heavy rainfall on already saturated soil.
waterlogged /ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd $ ˈwɒːtərlɒːɡd, ˈwɑː-, -lɑːɡd/ used about ground that has water on its surface because it is so wet that it cannot take in any more: The game was cancelled because the field was waterlogged.
sodden British English very wet with water – used about clothes and the ground. Sodden is less common than soaked: The ground was still sodden. | He took off his sodden shirt.
II. wet2 verb (past tense and past participle wet or wetted, present participle wetting) [transitive]
1. to make something wet:
Wet your hair and apply the shampoo.
2. to make yourself, your clothes, or your bed wet because you pass water from your body by accident
wet yourself
I nearly wet myself I was so scared.
Sam’s wet his bed again.
• • •

THESAURUS

wet to put water or another liquid onto something to make it wet. In spoken English, people will often use get something wet rather than wet: He wet the washcloth and washed Tom’s face.
splash to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them: The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other. | I accidentally splashed soup onto my shirt.
soak to put something in water for a long time or to make something very wet – use this especially when something is put into water or the water comes up from underneath to make it wet: Soak the beans overnight before cooking. | The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.
drench to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water – use this especially when water is poured or falls on something: He drenched us all with the hose. | Her shirt was drenched in sweat.
saturate formal to completely cover or fill something with liquid, so that it is wet all the way through: Heavy rains had saturated the ground.
flood to cover an area of land with a large amount of water: Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice.
moisten to make something slightly wet by putting a small amount of water or another liquid on it, especially to stop it from getting too dry: Add just enough water to moisten the cake mixture. | Tom paused and moistened his lips.
dampen to make something slightly wet by putting a little water on it: Rain came in through the window, dampening the curtains.
III. wet3 noun
1. the wet the rain
in the wet
The path is steep and dangerous in the wet.
2. [countable] British English a politician who belongs to the conservative party, and who supports very moderate ideas – used to show disapproval:
Tory wets
3. [countable] British English informal someone who does not have a strong character, or is not willing to do something that you think they should do – used to show disapproval:
Go on! Don’t be such a wet!

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wet

wet (WEAK) /wet/
adjective wetter, wettest
describes someone who has a weak character and does not express any forceful opinions:
Don't be so wet.

wet /wet/
noun [C] UK DISAPPROVING
a member of the Conservative Party in Britain with no strong or extreme opinions

wetly /ˈwet.li/
adverb

wetness /ˈwet.nəs/
noun [U]

 

x

wet (NOT DRY) /wet/
adjective wetter, wettest
1 covered in water or another liquid:
a wet floor
a wet umbrella
wet hair
My bike got wet in the rain.
I had to cycle in the rain and got soaking (= very) wet.
INFORMAL You poor thing - you're all (= very) wet.

2 describes paint, ink, or a similar substance when it has not had time to dry and become hard:
The paint's still wet.
a notice saying 'Wet paint!'

3 describes weather or periods of time when rain falls:
We've had wet weather all week.
This is the first wet day for two months.
The presentation will take place indoors if it's wet.

the wet noun [S] MAINLY UK
wet weather:
Don't leave it out there in the wet.

wet /wet/
verb [T] wetting, wet or wetted, wet or wetted
1 to make something wet:
Wet the powder thoroughly and mix to remove lumps.
He wetted a cloth and tried to rub the mark away.

2 wet yourself to accidentally urinate in your clothes

wetly /ˈwet.li/
adverb

wetness /ˈwet.nəs/
noun [U]

insane

US /ɪnˈseɪn/ 
UK /ɪnˈseɪn/ 

very stupid or crazy, especially in a way that is likely to cause serious problems, harm, or injury

Persian equivalent: 

1- It would be absolutely insane not to take advantage of this opportunity.

استفاده نکردن از این فرصت دیوانگی محض است.

2- He was certified insane in 1998 and spent the rest of his life in a mental hospital.

او در سال 1998 دیوانه شناخته شد و بقيه‌ى عمرش‌ را در بيمارستان‌ روانى‌ سپرى كرد.‏

3- a hospital for the  criminally insane

یک بیمارستان برای بیماران روانی مجرم

Usage: 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

insane

insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ adjective
1. informal completely stupid or crazy, often in a way that is dangerous:
That’s an insane risk.
The whole idea sounds absolutely insane to me.
Why did you do that? Have you gone insane?
2. someone who is insane is permanently and seriously mentally ill so that they cannot live in normal society:
The killer was declared criminally insane.
3. the insane people who are mentally ill:
a hospital for the insane
4. drive somebody insane informal to make someone feel more and more annoyed or angry, usually over a long period of time SYN drive somebody mad:
My little brother’s been driving me insane all weekend.
—insanely adverb:
insanely jealous
She giggled insanely.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

insane

in·sane   [ɪnˈseɪn] [ɪnˈseɪn] adjective

1. seriously mentally ill and unable to live in normal society

• Doctors certified him as insane. 

• The prisoners were slowly going insane. 

Opp:  sane

2. the insane noun plural people who are insane 

• a hospital for the insane 

3. (informal) very stupid, crazy or dangerous

• I must have been insane to agree to the idea. 

• This job is driving me insane (= making me feel very angry). 

see also  insanity

Derived Word: insanely 
 

Word Origin:

[insane insanely] mid 16th cent.: from Latin insanus, from in- ‘not’ + sanus ‘healthy’. 
 

Synonyms:

mentally ill

insane • neurotic • psychotic • disturbed • unstable 

These words all describe sb who is suffering from a mental illness.

mentally ill • suffering from an illness of the mind, especially in a way that affects the way you think and behave

insane • [not usually before noun] (rather formal) suffering from a serious mental illness and unable to live in normal society: ▪ The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime? 

In informal English insane can describe sb who is not suffering from a mental illness, but whose mind does not work normally, especially because they are under pressure. This meaning is used especially in the phrases go insane and drive sb insane.

neurotic • (medical) suffering from or connected with neurosis (= a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear and worry): ▪ the treatment of anxiety in neurotic patients 

In informal English neurotic is also used to describe sb who is not suffering from a mental illness, but is not behaving in a calm way because they are worried about sth: ▪ She became neurotic about keeping the house clean. 

psychotic • (medical) suffering from or connected with psychosis (= a serious mental illness in which thought and emotions lose connection with external reality). In informal English psychotic is sometimes used to describe anyone suffering from a mental illness, but in correct medical usage it only describes people who have difficulty relating to external reality. It contrasts with neurotic which describes people who are less seriously mentally ill and are still able to distinguish what is real from what is not.

disturbed • mentally ill, especially because of very unhappy or shocking experiences: ▪ He works with emotionally disturbed children. 

unstable • having emotions and behaviour that are likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly

neurotic/psychotic/disturbed/unstable behaviour 

neurotic/psychotic illnesses/disorders/symptoms/patients 

seriously mentally ill/neurotic/psychotic/disturbed

emotionally/mentally disturbed/unstable 
 

Example Bank:

• He is criminally insane, unable to stop himself attacking women. 

• He later became insane and was confined to an asylum. 

• He was clearly insane. 

• He went almost insane when he heard that his daughter had died. 

• In 1975 she was certified clinically insane and sent to a mental hospital. 

• It seems insane to cut the budget now. 

• She claimed she was temporarily insane during the attack. 

• The whole idea is quite insane. 

• You're driving me nearly insane with that noise. 

• Doctors certified her as insane. 

• It was an insane risk to take. 

• She was driving me insane with her constant chatter. 

• The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

insane / ɪnˈseɪn / adjective

C2 mentally ill:

For the last ten years of his life he was clinically insane.

informal I sometimes think I'm going insane (= I feel very confused) .

C1 extremely unreasonable or stupid:

It would be insane not to take advantage of this opportunity.

 

insane / ɪnˈseɪn / noun [ plural ]

the insane

mentally ill people:

a hospital for the criminally insane

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