Definitions for wise

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wise wise

Spelling: [wahyz]

IPA: /waɪz/

Wise is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 22 anagrams from letters in wise (eisw).

Definitions for wise

noun

1. way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
2. Isaac Mayer [mahy-er] /ˈmaɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1819–1900, U.S. rabbi and educator, born in Bohemia: founder of Reform Judaism in the U.S.
3. Stephen Samuel, 1874–1949, U.S. rabbi, theologian, and Zionist leader; born in Hungary.

Idioms

1. be / get wise to, Slang. to be or become cognizant of or no longer deceived by; catch on:
2. get wise, Slang. to become informed. to be or become presumptuous or impertinent:
3. put / set someone wise, Slang. to inform a person; let a person in on a secret or generally unknown fact:

adjective

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:
3. possessed of or characterized by scholarly knowledge or learning; learned; erudite:
4. having knowledge or information as to facts, circumstances, etc.:
5. Slang. informed; in the know:
6. Archaic. having knowledge of magic or witchcraft.

Verb phrases

1. wise up, Slang. to make or become aware of a secret or generally unknown fact, situation, attitude, etc.:

verb (used with object)

1. Slang. to make wise or aware:
2. Chiefly Scot. to instruct. to induce or advise. to show the way to; guide.
3. Scot. to direct the course of; cause to turn.

Origin of wise

before 900; Middle English (adj.), Old English wīs; cognate with Dutch wijs, German weise, Old Norse vīss, Gothic -weis; akin to wit¹

Examples for wise

Solomon, the wise, decided to provide them with a magnificent home.

Was it wise for the US to leave Iraq without even a residual force in place?

The West would be wise to think of Putin as the devil it knows.

If only he could be more like the peaceful and wise Starfleet commander in real life….

But how can parents be approachable and wise so their children feel comfortable speaking to them?

This is the Mexico that U.S. college students would be wise to steer clear of on spring break.

But how could you be a wise master without learning the craft?

His aunt, the Duchess of Savoy, is a merry dame, and a wise!

Peart and cunnin', but a heap too wise fur you, son; take my steer on that.

wise counsels, like those which gave us the Constitution, prevailed to uphold it.