water
verb/ˈwɔːtə(r)/
/ˈwɔːtər/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they water | /ˈwɔːtə(r)/ /ˈwɔːtər/ |
| he / she / it waters | /ˈwɔːtəz/ /ˈwɔːtərz/ |
| past simple watered | /ˈwɔːtəd/ /ˈwɔːtərd/ |
| past participle watered | /ˈwɔːtəd/ /ˈwɔːtərd/ |
| -ing form watering | /ˈwɔːtərɪŋ/ /ˈwɔːtərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] water something to pour water on plants, etc.
- to water the plants/garden
Extra ExamplesTopics Farmingb1, Gardensb1- Keep the area well watered.
- The roses need watering.
- Water your houseplants well before you go on holiday.
- [intransitive] (of the eyes) to become full of tears
- The smoke made my eyes water.
- [intransitive] (of the mouth) to produce saliva
- The smells from the kitchen made our mouths water.
- The smell of the meat made her mouth water.
- [transitive] water something to give water to an animal to drink
- to water the horses
- (humorous) After a tour of the grounds, the guests were fed and watered.
- [transitive, usually passive] (specialist) (of a river, etc.) to provide an area of land with water
- be watered by something The valley is watered by a stream.
- [transitive] water something to add water to an alcoholic drink
- watered wine
Word OriginOld English wæter (noun), wæterian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch water, German Wasser, from an Indo-European root shared by Russian voda (compare with vodka), also by Latin unda ‘wave’ and Greek hudōr ‘water’.
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