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to wee

to wee

3 9.5
To pee when you need the toilet
  • verb
  • /wi/
  • UK
: hacer pis
  • - I just have to wee-wee.
  • go wee

Examples

  • I need to wee-wee. - Yeah.

    Triangle of Sadness (2022)

  • Oh he's just casually having a wee behind the bin.

  • And this little patient went wee wee wee all the way home.

    Blog text (14)

  • She's outside doing a wee and it's raining.

  • Reggie went with Queenie who needed to wee.

    Shortcut (2020)

  • -I need to wee.

    Spice World (1997)

  • So I'll swoop her up, take her outside, she'll have a quick wee and then she'll run back in and give everyone loads of love.

  • I have to wee-wee.

    Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

  • Patty's mother was the worst: on our last choir trip, Mrs. Bailey had gone up and down the line asking the girls if anyone needed to wee-wee before we left.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • When we're on a long drive, my son often says he needs to wee before we stop for gas.

Synonyms

to pee
vsto wee
  • Informal
448 2.6

To let out the body's yellow liquid

is more informal than the everyday or neutral term
to piss
vsto wee
  • Offensive
175 8.3

To pass urine in rude speech

is a milder informal verb rather than a blunt vulgar term
to urinate
vsto wee
64 3.3

To pass urine

is an informal everyday word rather than the medical or formal term
to take a piss
vsto wee
  • Offensive
51 9.9

To pee in a rude way

is an informal but nonvulgar term rather than a vulgar slang expression
to take a leak
vsto wee
  • NSFW
41 9.3

To pee or pass urine from your body

is a short informal term rather than a casual phrase for the action
to pee-pee
vsto wee
  • Baby Talk
39 8.1

To pass urine from the body, often said to children

is an informal term used generally rather than mainly in child speech
to wee-wee
vsto wee
  • Baby Talk
10 9.7

To pee when you need to go to the toilet

is the shorter informal form rather than the repeated or doubled form
to piddle
vsto wee
  • Baby Talk
2 9.2

To pee, often used about children or animals

is the general informal verb for urinating in people regardless of age
to make water
vsto wee
  • NSFW
1 9.1

To pass urine from the body

is a modern informal word rather than a polite old-fashioned phrase
to pass water
vsto wee
  • UK
1 7.6

To let urine come out of your body

is an informal everyday word rather than a neutral descriptive phrase
to micturate
vsto wee
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To pass urine from the body

is an informal everyday word rather than a technical specialised term
to spend a penny
vsto wee
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To go to the toilet to pee

is direct informal urination language rather than a polite euphemistic phrase
to relieve oneself
vsto wee
  • Formal
1 7.5

To pee or poo, usually in a toilet

is an informal single-action word for urinating rather than a broad euphemism
to widdle
vsto wee
  • Baby Talk
1 9.9

To pee in a childlike or funny way

is an informal everyday word rather than a playful childish term

Antonyms

to hold one's water
  • Informal
9.7

To keep from peeing for a while

Compounds

wee dog
  • UK
1 9.0

A very small dog often said in Scottish or Irish English

wee smile
1 6.5

A small, quiet mouth movement that shows a little happiness

wee small voice
  • UK
9.1

A quiet inner feeling that tells you when something is wrong

How Formal

to urinate
64 3.3
to pass water
  • UK
1 7.6
to wee
  • UK
3 9.5
to pee
  • Informal
448 2.6
to wee-wee
  • Baby Talk
10 9.7

Surface Forms

wee infinitive
weeing present participle
wees third person singular
weed past
weed past participle

Etymology

Wee began as children's talk, the simple sound 'wee-wee' little kids make when they need to pee, so to wee means to pass urine.