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English

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Pronunciation
IPA|/waɪz/
audio|en-us-wise.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
OE. wīs

Adjective
en-adj|wiser|wisest

1. Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.

#: Storing extra food for the winter was a wise decision.
#: They were considered the wise old men of the administration.

1. colloquial Disrespectful.

#: Don't get wise with me!

Antonyms
unwise

Related terms

a word to the wise
wizen
wizard
wisdom
wise guy
mid
wisecrack
crack wise
wiseacre
wiseass

Translations

Albanian: urtë
Arabic: ARchar|ح���
Azerbaijani: a�ıllı
Bulgarian: м�д�� (m�d�r)
Catalan: savi
Chinese:

Croatian: mudar
Czech: moudrý m
Dutch: wijs
Esperanto: sa�a
Estonian: tark
Finnish: viisas
French: sage
Georgian: ������� (�kviani)
German: weise, klug
Greek: �ο��� (sophós)
Hebrew: he-translation|���|khacham
Hungarian: bölcs
Indonesian: bijaksana
Irish: críonna
Italian: saggio
Japanese: 賢� (����, (kashikoi); 賢���(�����, kenmei na)
Korean: ��� (chongmy�nghan)
mid
Latin: sapiens
Latvian: gudrs
Norwegian: vis
Old English: snotor
Persian: FAchar|ﻩﻨ�ﺯﺭ�
Polish: m�dry
Portuguese: sábio
Romanian: cu scaun la cap
Russian: м�д��й (múdryj)
Scottish Gaelic: crìonna, glic, seanacheannach
Serbian: м�да� (mudar)
Slovak: múdry
Slovene: moder m, modra f, modro n
Spanish: sabio, juicioso
Swahili: staarabu
Swedish: vis (1)
Telugu: త�లివ�న (telivaina)
Thai: ��ลียว�ลา� (chà-lieow-chà-làat)
Turkish: akıllı
Ukrainian: м�д�ий (múdrij)
Vietnamese: khôn
Welsh: cymen
Warlpiri: pina

Etymology 2
OE. wīse

Noun
wīse

1. (archaic) way, manner

Verb
en-verb|wis|es

1. To become wise.
2. transitive|slang Usually with "up", to inform.

#: Mo wised him up about his situation.

1. intransitive|slang Usually with "up", to learn.

#: ''After Mo had a word with him, he wised up.

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