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wee¹

(wē)

adj. we·er, we·est

Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.

n. Scots

A short time; a little bit.

Idiom:

wee hours

The early hours of the morning right after midnight: "post-disco electronic rhythms that propel clubgoers into the wee hours" (Jon Pareles).

[Middle English wei, we, a small amount, small, from Old English wǣge, wēg, weight; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

wee²

(wē) Chiefly British Slang

Urine.

intr.v. weed, wee·ing, wees

To urinate.

Idiom:

go/take a wee

To urinate.

[Imitative.]

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wee

(wiː)

adj

very small; tiny; minute

chiefly Scot a short time (esp in the phrase bide a wee.)

[C13: from Old English wǣg weight]

wee

(wiː)

(Physiology)

a. the act or an instance of urinating

b. urine

(Physiology) (intr) to urinate

Also called: wee-wee

[of unknown origin]

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wee

(wi)

adj. we•er, we•est.

1. little; very small; tiny.

2. very early: the wee hours of the morning.

[1400–50; as adj., orig. Scots; compare Middle English we(i) (small) quantity, Old English wēg, Anglian form of wǣge weight]

wee

Past participle: weed
Gerund: weeing

Imperative
wee
wee

Present
I wee
you wee
he/she/it wees
we wee
you wee
they wee

Preterite
I weed
you weed
he/she/it weed
we weed
you weed
they weed

Present Continuous
I am weeing
you are weeing
he/she/it is weeing
we are weeing
you are weeing
they are weeing

Present Perfect
I have weed
you have weed
he/she/it has weed
we have weed
you have weed
they have weed

Past Continuous
I was weeing
you were weeing
he/she/it was weeing
we were weeing
you were weeing
they were weeing

Past Perfect
I had weed
you had weed
he/she/it had weed
we had weed
you had weed
they had weed

Future
I will wee
you will wee
he/she/it will wee
we will wee
you will wee
they will wee

Future Perfect
I will have weed
you will have weed
he/she/it will have weed
we will have weed
you will have weed
they will have weed

Future Continuous
I will be weeing
you will be weeing
he/she/it will be weeing
we will be weeing
you will be weeing
they will be weeing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been weeing
you have been weeing
he/she/it has been weeing
we have been weeing
you have been weeing
they have been weeing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been weeing
you will have been weeing
he/she/it will have been weeing
we will have been weeing
you will have been weeing
they will have been weeing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been weeing
you had been weeing
he/she/it had been weeing
we had been weeing
you had been weeing
they had been weeing

Conditional
I would wee
you would wee
he/she/it would wee
we would wee
you would wee
they would wee

Past Conditional
I would have weed
you would have weed
he/she/it would have weed
we would have weed
you would have weed
they would have weed

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Noun	1.	wee - a short time; "bide a wee" Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"
Verb	1.	wee - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make urinate - pass after the manner of urine; "The sick men urinated blood" wet - make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" stale - urinate, of cattle and horses egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, stool, make - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
Adj.	1.	wee - (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weensy, weeny colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
	2.	wee - very early; "the wee hours of the morning" early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

wee

adjective little, small, minute, tiny, miniature, insignificant, negligible, microscopic, diminutive, minuscule, teeny, itsy-bitsy (informal), teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, titchy (Brit. informal), teensy-weensy, pygmy or pigmy Fancy being so scared of a wee spider!

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

wee

adjective

Extremely small:

diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pygmy, tiny.

Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny.

Translations

klein pinkeln Pipi pissen winzig

pequeño pis

pikkuruinenpissapissaaminenpissatapissiä

petit pipi

minuscolo piccolo pip pipì fare la pip

kleinpetieterigpietepeuterigpipipis

tiss tisse

писать пописать

çişçiş yapmaişemesidik

wee

¹ [wiː] ADJ (weer (compar) (weest (superl))) (Scot) → pequeñito, chiquito (LAm)
I was a wee boy when it happened → era pequeñito cuando ocurrió
a wee bit (= small amount) → un poquitín, un poquito
I'm a wee bit worried → estoy un poco inquieto
poor wee thing! → ¡pobrecito!
we were up till the wee hours (of the morning) or the wee small hours → no nos acostamos hasta las altas horas de la madrugada

wee

² [wiː]

A. N → pipí m
to (have a) wee → hacer pipí
I need a wee → tengo que hacer pipí

B. VI → hacer pipí

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

wee

[ˈwiː]

adj

(Scottish) → petit(e)

vi (British) → pisser

n (British) → pipi
I need a wee → Il faut que je fasse pipi.
to have a wee, to go for a wee → faire pipi

wee

adj (+er) (inf) → winzig; (Scot) → klein; a wee bit → ein kleines bisschen; the wee (small) hours (Brit) → die frühen Morgenstunden

wee

² (Brit inf)

n to have or do/need a wee → Pipi machen/machen müssen (inf)

vi → Pipi machen (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

wee

[wiː] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (Scot) (fam) → piccolo/a
a wee bit → uno zinzino

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Aunt Pettitoes turned to the other--"Now son Alexander take the hand"--"Wee, wee, wee!" giggled Alexander--"take the hand of your brother Pigling Bland, you must go to market.

Pigling Bland became frightened and cried "Wee, wee, wee!

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But as he was about to give it the first blow, he stood still with arm uplifted, for he had heard a wee, little voice say in a beseeching tone: "Please be careful!

He turned frightened eyes about the room to find out where that wee, little voice had come from and he saw no one!

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But when it was undressed and he caught a glimpse of wee, wee, little hands, little feet, saffron-colored, with little toes, too, and positively with a little big toe different from the rest, and when he saw Lizaveta Petrovna closing the wide-open little hands, as though they were soft springs, and putting them into linen garments, such pity for the little creature came upon him, and such terror that she would hurt it, that he held her hand back.

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I set Ah Wee and a little cuss named Gopher to cutting the timber.

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Anne was safe, and a wee, white lady, with her mother's big eyes, was lying beside her.

Miss Cornelia took the wee, white lady from the kindly but stranger hands of the nurse, and dressed the tiny waxen form in the beautiful dress Leslie had made for it.

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Wee criticised Dr Mahathir for making it appear as though Khazanah is solely meant to help Bumiputeras, saying it was always meant for all Malaysians.

Khazanah's Bumiputera agenda replicates PNB's role, Wee says

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Thankfully, he just made himself at home and went for a wee sleep in the back seat.

I just pupped out for some messages