American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wise
IPA transcription: ['waɪz]
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Noun
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a way of doing or being
“in no wise”
“in this wise”
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United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
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United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)
Adjective
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having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
“a wise leader”
“a wise and perceptive comment”
Adjective
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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!”
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marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
“judicious use of one's money”
“a wise decision”
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evidencing the possession of inside information
Usage examples
- Bring your problems to the wise chief.
- Penny wise, pound foolish.
- Allah was ever Mighty, wise.
- It is named after a large northward bend in the river's otherwise southbound course.
- No wise man ever wishes to be younger.
- After the teeth, the jaw slopes down to form an otherwise typical-looking beak.
- The fool wanders, the wise man travels.
- Wisdom is the wealth of the wise.
- Wise it is to comprehend the whole.
- He was the elder brother of Hawise, who succeeded him as "suo jure" duchess.