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1. wise/wz/

AdjectiveHaving or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment: "a wise

precaution".

NounThe manner or extent of something.

Synonyms

adjective. sage - clever - sapient - judicious -

intelligentnoun. manner - way - mode - fashion - method -

modus

Definition of wise in English

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Pronunciation: /wz/

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adjective

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having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement:she seems kind and

wise a wise precaution

sensible or prudent:it would be wise to discuss the matter with the chairman

having knowledge in a specified subject:he is wise in the ways of haute couture

(wise to) informal aware of, especially so as to know how to act:at seven she was

already wise to the police

verb

[no object] (wise up) [often in imperative] informal

become aware of or informed about something:wise up to the flavours of NorthAfrica

Phrases

be wise after the event

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understand and assess a situation only after its implications have become obvious:

it is easy to be wise after the event

be none (or not any) the wiser

not understand something, even though it has been explained: she said an awful

lot but he wasnt any the wiser I am still none the wiser about the meaning of the

word

Derivatives

wisely

adverb

Origin:

Old English ws, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijs and German weise, also

to wit2

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wise in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of wise in the US English dictionary

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