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[wahyz] Pronunciation Key adjective, wis·er, wis·est, verb, wised, wis·ing.
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[wahyz] Pronunciation Key adjective, wis·er, wis·est, verb, wised, wis·ing. –adjective
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| 1. | having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion. |
| 2. | characterized by or showing such power; judicious or prudent: a wise decision. |
| 3. | possessed of or characterized by scholarly knowledge or learning; learned; erudite: wise in the law. |
| 4. | having knowledge or information as to facts, circumstances, etc.: We are wiser for their explanations. |
| 5. | Slang. informed; in the know: You're wise, so why not give us the low-down? |
| 6. | Archaic. having knowledge of magic or witchcraft. |
| 7. | Slang. to make wise or aware: I'll wise you, kid. |
| 8. | wise up, Slang. to make or become aware of a secret or generally unknown fact, situation, attitude, etc.: They wised him up on how to please the boss. She never wised up to the fact that the joke was on her. |
| 9. | be or get wise to, Slang. to be or become cognizant of or no longer deceived by; catch on: to get wise to a fraud. |
| 10. | get wise, Slang.
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| 11. | put or set someone wise, Slang. to inform a person; let a person in on a secret or generally unknown fact: Some of the others put him wise to what was going on. |
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wisely, adverb
—Synonyms 1, 2. sage, sensible, sagacious, intelligent.
—Antonyms 1, 2. foolish.
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[wahyz] Pronunciation Key
[wahyz] Pronunciation Key –noun
| way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases): otherwise; in any wise; in no wise. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE: way, manner; melody (OE); c. D wijze, G Weise manner, melody, ON vīsa short poem, Dan vise ballad; akin to Gk eǐdos form, shape]
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[wahyz] Pronunciation Key
[wahyz] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), wised, wis·ing.
| 1. | Chiefly Scot.
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| 2. | Scot. to direct the course of; cause to turn. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME wisen, OE wīsian to show the way, guide, direct, akin to wīs wise1; c. OHG wīsan, ON vīsa]
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[wahyz] Pronunciation Key
[wahyz] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Isaac May·er
[mahy-er] Pronunciation Key, 1819–1900, U.S. rabbi and educator, born in Bohemia: founder of Reform Judaism in the U.S. |
| 2. | Stephen Samuel, 1874–1949, U.S. rabbi, theologian, and Zionist leader; born in Hungary. |
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| wise 1
(wīz) Pronunciation Key
adj. wis·er, wis·est
Phrasal Verb(s): wise up Slang To make or become aware, informed, or sophisticated. [Middle English, from Old English wīs; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] wise'ly adv., wise'ness n. |
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| wise 2
(wīz) Pronunciation Key
n. Method or manner of doing; way: in no wise; in any wise. [Middle English, from Old English wīse; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Wise
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Hungarian-born American religious leader who was an ardent Zionist and founded the World Jewish Congress (1936). |
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wise (adj.)
wise (adj.)
O.E. wis, from P.Gmc. *wisaz (cf. O.S., O.Fris. wis, O.N. viss, Du. wijs, Ger. weise "wise"), from pp. adj. *wittos of PIE base *woid-/*weid-/*wid- "to see," hence "to know" (see vision). Slang meaning "aware, cunning" first attested 1896. Related to the source of O.E. witan "to know, wit."
"A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man." [Lao-tzu, "Tao te Ching," c.550 B.C.E.]Wise guy is attested from 1896, Amer.Eng.; wisecrack is from 1924. Wisenheimer, with mock Ger. or Yiddish surname suffix, first recorded 1904.
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wise (n.)
wise (n.)
"way of proceeding, manner," O.E. wise, ultimately from the same source as wise (adj.). Cf. O.S. wisa, O.Fris. wis, Dan. vis, M.Du. wise, Du. wijs, O.H.G. wisa, Ger. Weise "way, manner." Most common in Eng. now as a suffix. For sense evolution from "to see" to "way of proceeding," cf. cognate Gk. eidos "form, shape, kind," also "course of action." Ground sense is "to see/know the way."
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| wise | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" [ant: foolish] |
| 2. | marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision" [syn: judicious] |
| 3. | evidencing the possession of inside information [syn: knowing] |
| 4. | improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!" [syn: fresh] |
noun | |
| 1. | a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise" |
| 2. | United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) |
| 3. | United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900) |
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In addition to the idioms beginning with wise, also see get wise to; none the wiser; penny wise and pound foolish; put wise; sadder but wiser; word to the wise.
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Wise River, MT Zip code(s): 59762
Wise County, TX (county, FIPS 497) Location: 33.21545 N, 97.65270 W
Population (1990): 34679 (14219 housing units)
Area: 2343.1 sq km (land), 47.1 sq km (water)
Wise County, VA (county, FIPS 195) Location: 36.97456 N, 82.62168 W
Population (1990): 39573 (15927 housing units)
Area: 1044.7 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water)
Wise, VA (town, FIPS 87072) Location: 36.97725 N, 82.58044 W
Population (1990): 3193 (1419 housing units)
Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 24293
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Wise\, a. [Compar. Wiser; superl. Wisest.] [OE. wis, AS. w[=i]s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[=i]s, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. w[=i]s, w[=i]si, Icel. v[=i]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See Wit, v., and cf. Righteous, Wisdom.]1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. --Jer. iv. 22. 2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning and judging soundly concerning what is true or false, proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best means for accomplishing them; sagacious. When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks. --Shak. From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2 Tim. iii. 15. 3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination. Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now with me; but she's gone. Sim. Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of Brentford? --Shak. 4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty. [R.] "Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and wise." --Chaucer. Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau. & Fl. Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet. --Ford. 5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise conduct or management; a wise determination. "Eminent in wise deport." --Milton. To make it wise, to make it a matter of deliberation. [Obs.] " We thought it was not worth to make it wise." --Chaucer. Wise in years, old enough to be wise; wise from age and experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.] A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth. --Ford. You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For my green experience. --Ford.
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Wise\, a. [OE. wise, AS. w[=i]se; akin to OS. w[=i]sa, OFries. w[=i]s, D. wijs, wijze, OHG. w[=i]sa, G. weise, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Icel. ["o]?ruv[=i]s otherwise; from the root of E. wit; hence, originally, knowledge, skill. See Wit, v., and cf. Guise.] Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. "All armed in complete wise." --Spenser. To love her in my beste wyse. --Chaucer. This song she sings in most commanding wise. --Sir P. Sidney. Let not these blessings then, sent from above, Abused be, or spilt in profane wise. --Fairfax. Note: This word is nearly obsolete, except in such phrases as in any wise, in no wise, on this wise, etc. " Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil." --Ps. xxxvii. 8. "He shall in no wise lose his reward." --Matt. x. 42. " On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel." --Num. vi. 23. Note: Wise is often used as a suffix in composition, as in likewise, nowise, lengthwise, etc., in which words -ways is often substituted with the same sense; as, noways, lengthways, etc.
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