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  (wīz) pronunciation
adj., wis·er, wis·est.
  1. Having the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; sagacious: a wise leader.
    1. Exhibiting common sense; prudent: a wise decision.
    2. Shrewd; crafty.
  2. Having great learning; erudite.
  3. Provided with information; informed. Used with to: was wise to the politics of the department.
  4. Slang. Rude and disrespectful; impudent.
phrasal verb:

wise up Slang.

  1. To make or become aware, informed, or sophisticated.

[Middle English, from Old English wīs.]

wisely wise'ly adv.
wiseness wise'ness n.
wise2 (wīz) pronunciation
n.

Method or manner of doing; way: in no wise; in any wise.

[Middle English, from Old English wīse.]


 
 
Thesaurus: wise1

adjective

  1. Possessing or showing sound judgment and keen perception: knowing, sagacious, sage, sapient. See wise/foolish.
  2. Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence: balanced, commonsensible, commonsensical, judicious, levelheaded, prudent, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound2, well-founded, well-grounded. See reason/unreason, sane/insane.
  3. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters: astute, cagey, canny, knowing, perspicacious, shrewd, slick, smart. Informal savvy. See ability/inability, careful/careless.
  4. Having or showing profound knowledge and scholarship: erudite, learned, lettered, scholarly. See knowledge/ignorance.
  5. Marked by comprehension, cognizance, and perception: alive, awake, aware, cognizant, sensible, sentient. Slang hip. Idioms: on to. See knowledge/ignorance.
  6. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.
wise2

noun

    The approach used to do something: fashion, manner, method, mode, modus operandi, style, system, way. See means.

 
Antonyms: wise

adj

Definition: intelligent, reasonable
Antonyms: foolish, ignorant, stupid, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Evidencing the possession of inside information; able to apply knowledge with understanding.

pronunciation I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. — Baron de Montesquieu

 
Translations: Translations for: Wise

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - viis, klog, forstandig

idioms:

  • not any the wiser    ikke være blevet klogere
  • put a person wise    sætte en ind i, advare en om
  • wise guy    smart fyr, tror, han kan det hele
  • wise man    klog mand, viis mand
  • wise to    lære at forstå sig på noget, få nys om noget
  • wise up    blive klar over, forstå, fatte
  • without anyone's being the wiser    uden at nogen ved om det

2.
n. - måde, vis

idioms:

  • in no wise    på ingen måde

Nederlands (Dutch)
wijs, verstandig, bewust, wijze

Français (French)
1.
adj. - sage, judicieux, sensé, pertinent (un discours), au courant de
v. tr. - assagir, affranchir (qn) de (faits), mettre qn au courant

idioms:

  • any the wiser    personne n'en saura rien si
  • none the wiser    ne pas en savoir plus pour autant
  • put someone wise    mettre qn au courant
  • set someone wise    mettre qn au courant
  • wise guy    gros malin, pédant
  • wise man    sage, roi mage
  • wise to    piger, (être) au courant de, (être) familier avec
  • wise up    se mettre au courant de
  • without anyone's being the wiser    sans que personne ne soit plus avancé

2.
n. - façon, manière

idioms:

  • in no wise    en aucune façon, en aucune manière

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - weise, klug, vernünftig, (ugs.) bewußt, informiert

idioms:

  • any the wiser    kein bißchen klüger
  • none the wiser    kein bißchen klüger
  • put someone wise    jmdm. die Augen öffnen
  • set someone wise    etwas informieren
  • wise guy    Alleswisser, Neunmalkluger
  • wise man    Weiser, Magier
  • wise to    kennen/spitzkriegen
  • wise up    aufklären, sich klar werden
  • without anyone's being the wiser    ohne daß es jemand merkt

2.
n. - Weise

idioms:

  • in no wise    in keiner Weise, keineswegs

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σοφός, φρόνιμος, σώφρων, συνετός
v. - ξυπνώ, παίρνω χαμπάρι τι συμβαίνει
n. - τρόπος

idioms:

  • in no wise    κατά κανένα τρόπο
  • not any the wiser    (δεν έγινε) σοφότερος
  • put a person wise    προειδοποιώ, ενημερώνω
  • wise guy    εξυπνάκιας
  • wise man    σοφός
  • wise to    αντιλαμβανόμενος, γνώστης
  • wise up    μπάζω στην υπόθεση, παίρνω χαμπάρι, ανθίζομαι, ψυλλιάζομαι
  • without anyone's being the wiser    χωρίς να το καταλάβει κανείς

Italiano (Italian)
maniera, consigliabile, saggio, ragionevole

idioms:

  • be/get wise to    aprire gli occhi su
  • in no wise    assolutamente no
  • none/any the wiser    saperne quanto prima
  • put a person wise    mettere al corrente
  • wise guy    saccente
  • wise man    saggio
  • wise up    informare
  • without anyone's being the wiser    senza farsi notare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - prudentemente, inteligentemente
v. - ter conhecimento
n. - culto (m), inteligente (m), prudente (m), forma (f)

idioms:

  • be/get wise to    esteja ciente
  • in no wise    de forma alguma
  • none/any the wiser    sem maiores informações
  • put a person wise    informar
  • wise guy    espertalhão (m)
  • wise man    pessoa erudita
  • wise up    se informar
  • without anyone's being the wiser    sem ninguém saber

Русский (Russian)
мудрый, разумный, осведомленный, умничающий, расчетливый, глубокомысленный

idioms:

  • be/get wise to    узнать, понять, увидеть, заметить
  • in no wise    никоим образом
  • none/any the wiser    зная не больше, чем раньше, несолоно хлебавши
  • put a person wise    сообщить, объяснить
  • wise guy    "умник", зазнайка, хитрец
  • wise man    мудрец, знахарь, колдун, маг, астролог
  • wise up    информировать, надоумить, сообразить
  • without anyone's being the wiser    сделать что-л. тайком

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - prudente, sabio, juicioso, sensato, conocedor

idioms:

  • any the wiser    sin entender nada, no saber más que antes
  • none the wiser    sin entender nada, no saber más que antes
  • put someone wise    abrirle los ojos, ponerlo al tanto
  • set someone wise    avivar a alguien
  • wise guy    sabelotodo, listillo, sabihondo, avivato
  • wise man    un sabio
  • wise to    darse cuenta de, conocedor de, estar familiarizado con, alerta a
  • wise up    poner al tanto, ponerse al tanto
  • without anyone's being the wiser    inadvertido, desapercibido

2.
n. - manera, modo, forma

idioms:

  • in no wise    de ningún modo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klok, vis
v. - haja
n. - sätt, vis

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 有智慧的, 英明的, 慎虑的, 明智的, 教导, 使了解, 知道, 了解

idioms:

  • not any the wiser    一点都不知道, 没有察觉
  • put a person wise    使某人知情, 使某人了解
  • wise guy    自作聪明的人
  • wise man    圣人, 贤人
  • wise to    知道
  • wise up    知道, 了解, 告诉
  • without anyone's being the wiser    没有任何人知道, 在没人发觉的情况下

2. 聪明的人, 方法, 方式

idioms:

  • in no wise    决不

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 英明的, 慎慮的, 明智的, 有智慧的
v. - 教導, 使了解, 知道, 了解
n. - 方法, 方式, 聰明的人

idioms:

  • in no wise    決不
  • not any the wiser    一點都不知道, 沒有察覺
  • put a person wise    使某人知情, 使某人了解
  • wise guy    自作聰明的人
  • wise man    聖人, 賢人
  • wise to    知道
  • wise up    知道, 瞭解, 告訴
  • without anyone's being the wiser    沒有任何人知道, 在沒人發覺的情況下

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 슬기로운, 정통한, 박식한

idioms:

  • put a person wise    아무에게 ~을 알리다
  • wise to    ~을 알고 있다
  • wise up    ~에게 알리다
  • without anyone's being the wiser    아무도 모르게 , 드러나지 않게

2.
n. - 방법, 양식, 정도

idioms:

  • in no wise    결코 ~아니다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 賢い, 思慮のある, 博学な, 賢そうな, 知って, 分別のある, 知っている
n. - ワイズ, やり方

idioms:

  • be/get wise to    気づく
  • in no wise    決して~ない
  • none/any the wiser    分からない
  • wise guy    己惚れ男
  • wise man    賢人
  • wise up    知らせる, 気づかせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حكيم, عاقل (فعل) يدل, يرشد (الاسم) أسلوب, نمط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חכם, נבון, עירני, מנוסה, בקי, בעל כושר-שיפוט‬
n. - ‮אופן, דרך או מידה של משהו‬


 
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