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wise

/ˈwaɪz/

US UK

adjective

wiser; -est

having or showing wisdom or knowledge usually from learning or experiencing many things

a wise old woman

a wise saying

I'm a little wiser now than I was back then. - see also penny-wise, streetwise

based on good reasoning or information :showing good sense or judgment

The wisest course of action would be to leave.

It was wise of you to ask permission first. = You were wise to ask permission first.

That was a wise choice.

Many have benefited from her wise counsel/advice.

US informal :saying things that are rude or insulting

Don't you get wise [=smart, fresh] with me, young man!

a word to the wise

xem word

crack wise

xem crack

none the wiser

or not any the wiser

not knowing or understanding anything more about something

The investigation has been going on for months, and we're still none the wiser about the true cause of the accident. [=we still don't know anything more about the true cause]

also never the wiser - used to describe someone who is not at all aware of something that has happened

I borrowed his car and returned it, and he was none the wiser. [=he did not know that I had borrowed his car]

We left early, and no one was any the wiser. [=no one noticed that we had left]

wise in the ways of

having knowledge about or experience with (someone or something)

Don't worry. They're wise in the ways of finances.

She is wise in the ways of the world.

wise to

informal :not fooled by (someone or something)

I'm wise to you. = I'm wise to what you're doing. [=I know what you're doing; I know that you are trying to do something dishonest] :aware of (something, especially something dishonest)

When she got wise to [=became aware of] his scheme, she left.

He told me I'd better get wise to what was happening.

(chiefly US) Let me put/make you wise to [=tell you about] their plans.

verb

wises; wised; wising

wise up

[phrasal verb] informal

to become aware of what is really happening - often + to

They finally wised up to the fact that they were being cheated.

to start to think and act in a more intelligent way

They could lose everything they have if they don't wise up. [=smarten up]

* Các từ tương tự:
-wise, wise guy, wiseacre, wiseass, wisecrack