Water

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Etymology

Old English wæter < Proto-Germanic *watraz < Proto-Indo-European inanimate heteroclitic noun *wódr (genitive *wedn-ós "of water") < PIE verb root *wed-. Cognates include wet, whiskey, Greek ὕδωρ (hýdōr < *udôr, variant of *wodr-), Latin unda "wave", Gaelic uisce, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (wato), German Wasser, Lithuanian vanduo, and Russian вода (vodá). PIE also had animate synonyms, *h2ekweh2 and *h2ep-, which are the sources of Latin aqua and Persian آب (âb) respectively.

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Pronunciation

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Noun

water (uncountable and countable; plural: waters)

  1. (uncountable): A clear liquid potable by humans and animals; the chemical H2O, dihydrogen monoxide.
  2. (sometimes countable): Mineral water.
    Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
  3. (countable, often in plural waters): Spa water.
    Many people visit Bath to take the waters.
  4. (alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
  5. (in plural): A sea belonging to particular country.
    The boat was found in within the territorial waters.
  6. (in plural): Any body of water, such as a river or a lake.
    He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. —Psalms 23:2
  7. (colloquial): Urine.
  8. (UK{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}), (in plural): Amniotic fluid.
    Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters breaks.
  9. (US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}), (in singular): Amniotic fluid.
    Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks.
  10. (in plural): A complex or difficult situation.
    To fish in troubled waters.
    To stir the waters.
  11. Awkward position or circumstance; trouble.
    To get into deep water.
    To be in hot water over ill-chosen words.
  12. (countable): A bottle or glass of water.
I would like to order a water
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Translations

clear liquid H₂O

Ancient: ὕδωρ (hýdōr)
Modern: νερό (neró) n. (^)

mineral water

spa water

in alchemy

waters: sea belonging to a particular country

waters: a body of water

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Transitive verb

to water (third-person singular simple present waters, present participle watering, simple past watered, past participle watered)

  1. To provide (animals) with water.
    I need to go water the cattle.
  2. To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
    Sally watered the plants.
  3. (colloquial) To urinate.
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Translations

provide (animals) with water

pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)

urinate
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Noun

water n. (plural: waters, diminutive watertje, plural diminutive watertjes)

  1. water
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Intransitive verb

water

  1. first-person singular present tense of waterenaf:water

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