Meaning

3 senses
  1. Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.

    Storing extra food for the winter was a wise decision.

    They were considered the wise old men of the administration.

    weise, klug

    му́дрыйmúdryj, у́мныйúmnyj, разу́мныйrazúmnyj

    му́дрийmúdryj, розу́мнийrozúmnyj

  2. (colloquial, ironic, sarcastic)Disrespectful.

    Don't get wise with me!

  3. (colloquial)Aware, informed (to something).

    Be careful: the boss is wise to your plan to call out sick.

More definitions
  • having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
  • evidencing the possession of inside information
  • marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
  • improperly forward or bold

Examples

765 sentences
  1. Tom is a very wise person.

    Том дуже мудра людина. — deniko

    ruТом очень мудрый человек. — marafon

    deTom ist ein sehr weiser Mann. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I don't think that was a wise decision.

    Я не думаю, що це було мудрим рішенням. — Internecivus

    ruЯ не думаю, что это было мудрым решением. — Olya

    deIch glaube nicht, dass das eine weise Entscheidung war. — MUIRIEL

  3. You were wise not to follow his advice.

    Ти мудро вчинив, не дослухавшися до його поради. — deniko

    deDu hast gut daran getan, seinen Rat nicht zu befolgen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I think that Tom made a wise decision.

    Думаю, Том прийняв мудре рішення. — deniko

    deIch denke, dass Tom eine weise Entscheidung getroffen hat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. She is very wise.

    Вона дуже мудра. — uaspeaker

    ruОна очень мудра. — Wadimiy

    deSie ist sehr weise. — Wolf

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin

From Middle English wys, wyse, from Old English wīs (“wise”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (

From Middle English wys, wyse, from Old English wīs (“wise”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“knowledgeable, wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing; knowledge”), from *weyd- (“to see”).

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Forms

wiser/more wise, wisest/most wise
Comparativewiser / more wise Lesson
Superlativewisest / most wise Lesson

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Synonyms

30 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

25 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • would be wise
  • be wise to
  • wise to do
  • a wise decision
  • a wise man
  • wise decision
  • wise man
  • was a wise
  • made a wise
  • older and wiser
  • a wise person
  • wise person

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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