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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : wahyz
Phonetic Transcription : waɪz



Definition of wise up

Origin :
  • Old English wis, from Proto-Germanic *wisaz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian wis, Old Norse viss, Dutch wijs, German weise "wise"), from past participle adjective *wittos of PIE root *weid- "to see," hence "to know" (see vision). Slang meaning "aware, cunning" first attested 1896. Related to the source of Old English witan "to know, wit."
  • A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man. [Lao-tzu, "Tao te Ching," c.550 B.C.E.]
  • Wise guy is attested from 1896, American English. Wisenheimer, with mock German or Yiddish surname suffix, first recorded 1904.
  • As in erudite : adj well-educated, cultured
  • As in instruct : verb inform, teach
  • As in notify : verb inform
  • As in post : verb advise, inform
  • As in ready : verb prepare
  • As in train : verb prepare
  • As in warn : verb give notice of possible occurrence
  • As in caution : verb warn, advise
  • As in clue : verb give information
  • As in counsel : verb give advice
Example sentences :
  • I told Greenback to wise up his boy, as look at the trouble that got caused.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
  • Of one thing he felt assured, that it was in no wise up to him to speak or do first.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • Or, you can wise up now and fix Dakota before he gets a chance at you.
  • Extract from : « The Trail to Yesterday » by Charles Alden Seltzer
  • And they are wise up to the very point of believing only the things they have seen.
  • Extract from : « Pieces of Hate » by Heywood Broun
  • Ive never missed an opportunity of seeing a Big League game and trying to wise up on the methods of the players.
  • Extract from : « The New Boys at Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
  • Up it & like wise up the St. Croix are saw mills, as that country abounds with Pine.
  • Extract from : « Old Fort Snelling » by Marcus L. Hansen

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