mojar
to wet
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
Putting liquid on something
Encoding Strategies:
mnemonic
visual
moist
slightly wet
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-ar
verb suffix
Mojar means to wet and sounds like the English word moist0 turned into a verb, so it is to make something moist.
mojar
to wet, to soak, to dampen
To put water or another liquid on something.
Mojé la esponja antes de limpiar la mesaI wet the sponge before cleaning the table
La lluvia mojó toda la ropa tendidaThe rain soaked all the hanging laundry
to dip, to dunk
To put food into a liquid for a moment so it comes out wet.
Me gusta mojar el pan en la salsaI like to dip the bread in the sauce
Mojó la galleta en el café antes de comerlaShe dunked the cookie in her coffee before eating it
mojarse
to get wet, to get soaked
To end up with liquid all over yourself.
Me mojé caminando bajo la lluviaI got wet walking in the rain
Se cayó a la piscina y se mojó enteraShe fell in the pool and got completely soaked
to get involved, to stick one's neck out (colloquial)
To take a side in something risky instead of staying out of it. You step in and get wet rather than watching from dry ground.
Nadie quiso mojarse en la discusiónNobody wanted to get involved in the argument
Me mojé por ti en esa reuniónI stuck my neck out for you in that meeting