to get wet
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1.0
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɛt wɛt/
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- He forgot his umbrella and ended up getting wet on his way home.
You know, much of what we had was wool, and when wool gets wet, it's not any fun.
- You know, much of what we had was wool, and when wool gets wet, it's not any fun.
- Bridges are really, because before that you had to get wet or get eaten or get burnt.
- It's like once you're aware of you getting wet, you ain't tripping.
Examples
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My glasses got wet, my eyes got wet.
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Because we don't want to get our hair wet.
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Come on and get out of these wet clothes.
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Looks like we're getting wet
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You want to get wet?
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I'm not getting my shoes wet for this.
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Better wear boots and have some extra socks in case your feet get wet.
Academic text (2010) -
Don't get your head wet.
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So the whole point of putting the faucet or the handle over here is so you don't get wet when you take a shower.
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His ancient tattered slippers, the ones Grace had given him before she died, were getting wet.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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3.1
To become completely wet all the way through
How Wet
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to become covered or soaked' is directly derivable from combining 'get' (a common English verb used to mean 'become' or 'come to be') with 'wet' (not dry/soaked). This compositional pattern (verb meaning 'become' + adjective) is cross-linguistically common and follows a standard English pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Get wet comes from a simple picture: water lands on you and you get wet, as when you walk in the rain or jump into a pool. So, it means 'to become covered or soaked with water'.