water

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water is part of the Basic English 850.
water is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

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Singular
water

Plural
waters

a glass of water
a glass of water
  1. A bottle or glass full of the liquid we call water (H{_2}O).
    "I want to order two waters, waiter".
  2. (uncountable) A clear liquid that humans, animals, and plants take in.
    The dog drank the water from his dish

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Plain form
water

Third-person singular
waters

Past tense
watered

Past participle
watered

Gerund-participle
watering

  1. (transitive) To add water to a thing
    He waters the plants.

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