Meaning & use

pee

verb·Everyday

To urinate; an informal, everyday word for releasing liquid waste from the body.

See it in a sentence

The puppy needed to pee as soon as we got outside for our walk.

He excused himself from the meeting to go pee before the next presentation.

A note on using this word

Pee is casual and used mainly in everyday speech with family or friends; 'urinate' is the neutral, more formal alternative used in medical contexts.

Words with a similar meaning

urinate

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Another way to use it

2. noun

Urine; the liquid waste released from the body.

The doctor asked for a small sample of pee to test for infection.

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