urinate

Everyday

1. (formal or medical) To urinate means to pass urine (wee, pee) out of the body. tree →
2. It is the polite, scientific word that doctors and science books use; in everyday talk children say "wee" (UK, Australia) or "pee" (USA). tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons urinating is how the body gets rid of waste water and salts made by the kidneys and stored in the bladder. In health and safety, needing to urinate a lot, or pain when you do, is something to tell a doctor. Signs may say "do not urinate here". Phrases: need to urinate, urinate frequently.

Examples

• The kidneys clean the blood and make urine, and we urinate to get rid of it. tree →
• Drinking lots of water makes you urinate more often. tree →
• The doctor asked if it hurt when he urinated. tree →
• Dogs urinate on lampposts to mark their area. tree →
• The sign said "Do not urinate in the pool". tree →
• Most people urinate about six or seven times a day. tree →

Note

Past form: urinated. Noun: urine (the liquid), urination (the act). Formal word; informal ones are wee, pee, and (rude) piss. Pronounced "YOOR-in-ate".