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When you water something, like plants or a lawn, you give them what they need to grow and stay healthy.

Watering usually means giving plants enough liquid so their roots can get the water they need. When people watering their gardens remember to check the weather forecast first, it's because too much rain can be bad for plants just like too little water is. Watering schedules are common in areas with dry or hot climates where plants might struggle without regular watering.

How common is "watering"?

Word watering is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
Example: I need to go water the cattle.
To get or take in water.
Example: The ship put into port to water.
To urinate onto.
To dilute.
Example: Can you water the whisky, please?
To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
To fill with or secrete water.
Example: Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
Example: to water silk

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noun

An act of watering, i.e. pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid.
Example: The plants receive regular waterings.
The art or process of giving a wavy, ornamental appearance to something.

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