If something is wet, it is covered in water, rain, sweat, tears, or another liquid.

To wet something means to get water or some other liquid over it.

If the weather is wet, it is raining.

If something such as paint, ink, or cement is wet, it is not yet dry or solid.

If a child or its nappy or clothing is wet, its nappy or clothing is soaked in urine.

If people, especially children, wet their beds or clothes or wet themselves, they urinate in their beds or in their clothes because they cannot stop themselves.

Wet fish is fish that is sold fresh and uncooked, and not frozen or dried.

If you say that someone is wet, you mean that they are weak and lacking in enthusiasm, energy, or confidence.

A wet is a Conservative politician who supports moderate political policies and opposes extreme ones.

If you say that someone is still wet behind the ears, you mean that they have only recently arrived in a new place or job, and are therefore still not experienced.