verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

wise up

wise up · wises up · wised up · wising up

To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realizationTo become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization.

» Tom needs to wise up.

Meaning

1 senses

(informal)To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization.

More definitions

get wise to
cause someone to become aware of something

Examples

3 sentences

Tom needs to wise up.
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You'd better wise up a bit now.
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During peace, it is wise to build up your fortifications and prepare for war.
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Translations

2 languages

Forms

wises up, wising up, wised up, wised up

Base form	wise up · to wise up
3rd person singular	wises up
Present participle	wising up
Past simple	wised up
Past participle	wised up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	wise up
he, she, it	wises up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

wised up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have wised up
he, she, it	has wised up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will wise up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb