Liquid or moisture.
"The wet grass glistened under the morning sun after the rain stopped."
In plain English: A wet is a person who gets easily annoyed or upset by small problems.
"The wet from the rain made the ground muddy."
To cover or impregnate with liquid.
"The sudden rainstorm soaked the dry field, turning the dusty soil into mud within minutes."
In plain English: To wet something is to make it soak up water or become damp.
"The heavy rain wet the ground and made the path slippery."
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
"a wet bathing suit"
"wet sidewalks"
"wet weather"
supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
"a wet candidate running on a wet platform"
"a wet county"
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
"The rain had left the pavement wet and slippery after the storm passed."
In plain English: Wet means covered with liquid, like when it is raining or you fall into a puddle.
"The ground is wet after last night's rain."
Usage: Use wet to describe anything currently covered in or soaked by liquid, such as rain-soaked clothes or a damp sponge. Avoid confusing it with the past participle "wound" when referring to injuries; instead, use "wetted" only if you need to emphasize the specific action of becoming moistened rather than the current state.
The word "wet" comes from Old English wǣtan, meaning "to wet or moisten." It traveled into Modern English through Middle English, retaining its original sense of making something damp.