wet through

adjective

soaked, very wet (such that water gets through the clothes to reach the skin)

“If you stay out in the rain, you will get wet through.”

Similar
soaked to the skin
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Meanings

adjectivewet through (comparative wetter through, superlative wettest through)

comparative wetter through · superlative wettest through

  1. soaked, very wet (such that water gets through the clothes to reach the skin)

    If you stay out in the rain, you will get wet through.

    1 more example

    In an hour, maybe more, you'll be wet clear through / The air is cooler now, pull your hat brim further down.

    1981, Stan Rogers, “The Field Behind the Plow”, in Northwest Passage

    Synonyms: soaked to the skin

verbwet through (third-person singular simple present wets through, present participle wetting through, simple past and past participle wet through or wetted through)

present singular third person wets through · participle present wetting through · participle past wetted through · past wetted through

  1. To soak or drench thoroughly

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesoaked, very wet (such that water gets through the clothes to reach the skin)

Similar
soaked to the skin
Also see
soaked to the skinsoaking wet
Cite this entry
APA

wet through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20through

MLA

“wet through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20through. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wet through,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet%20through.

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