wise in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
wise in Kashmiri कॉशुर
wise in Nepali नेपाली
wise in Sindhi سنڌي
wise in English
- wise⇄-wise
(suffix forming adverbs.)
1. in a ______ manner.
Ex. Likewise = in a like manner.
2. in a ______ing manner.
Ex. Slantwise = in a slanting manner.
3. in the characteristic way of a ______; like a ______.
E - wise⇄adj. 1. having or showing knowledge and good judgment.
Ex. a wise judge, wise advice, wise plans.
2. having knowledge or information.
Ex. We are none the wiser for his explanation.
3. learned; erudite; well-informed.
4. ( - wise⇄adv. wisely.
- wise⇄expr. get wise, (Slang.) to find out; understand; realize.
Ex. By the time they got wise they'd be paying off (Harper's). - wise⇄expr. wise to, (Slang.) aware of; informed about.
Ex. to put someone wise to something. - wise⇄noun wiseness.
- wise⇄v.t., v.i. wise up, (Slang.)a. to inform or enlighten (a person).
Ex. You won't wise him up that I threw a spanner into the machinery? (P. G. Wodehouse).
b. to become enlightened; gain awareness or understanding.
Ex. I wish you'd wise - wise⇄wise (1), adjective, wiser,wisest,verb, wised,wising.
- wise⇄wise (2), noun.
way; manner; fashion; mode; style.
Ex. Though a good student, he is in no wise a scholar. - wise⇄wise (3), transitive verb, wised,wising.
(Scottish.)
1. to guide; direct.
2. to induce or entice (away, from).