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BNC: 5177 COCA: 12027

wee

wee /ˈwiː/ adjective
wee
/ˈwiː/
adjective
Learner's definition of WEE
chiefly Scotland + Ireland
: very small or very young很小的:丁点大的

a wee bit

informal
: by a very small amount or to a very small degree一点儿;略微

wee hours

see hour
BNC: 5177 COCA: 12027

wee

1 of 2

adjective

1
: very small : diminutive
2
: very early
wee hours of the morning

WEE

2 of 2

abbreviation

Example Sentences

Adjective He's just a wee lad.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Other styles are done well, including some lagers, fruited sours and pub styles like a Scotch ale/wee heavy and a barleywine. oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022 This rhyming recital would presumably allow the candle a wee bit of time to continue burning down toward its final conclusion. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 And the fearsome wind, which along with the bunkers is the great defense of the Old Course, is forecast to be a little more than a wee breeze. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 14 July 2022 The hat became a small conversation piece, a wee wearable icebreaker. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 June 2022 While visiting after a recent winter storm, my wee friend, age 4, informed me, with great concern, that the fairy house was broken. BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022 Its ability to use different types of motion in multiple environments—while carrying a cargo—sets it apart from other wee machines, most of which can only move in a single way. Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 14 June 2022 Ask the wee engine to give its all under full throttle, though, and a substantial 78 decibels makes its way into the cabin—that's 5 decibels more than in the VW Taos with the same engine. Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 6 May 2022 Mechar, a Canadian artist, fell in love with Nevis and now lives and paints on this wee Caribbean island for a large part of the year. Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English we, from we, noun, little bit, from Old English wǣge weight; akin to Old English wegan to move, weigh — more at way

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wee was in the 15th century
BNC: 5177 COCA: 12027
wee

noun

(informal, especially BrE) VERB + WEEdo, have, take尿尿;小便;撒尿be bursting for, need, want急着要撒尿;要撒尿Mummy, I need a wee.媽媽,我要撒尿。go for去小便I'm going for a wee.我要去小便。

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