Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic)Way, manner, or method.

    a way of doing or being

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

Origin

From Middle English wise, from Old English wīse, from Proto-Germanic *wīsō. Cognate with D

From Middle English wise, from Old English wīse, from Proto-Germanic *wīsō. Cognate with Dutch wijze, German Weise, Norwegian vis, Swedish visa, vis, Italian guisa, Spanish guisa. Compare -wise. Doublet of guise.

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Forms

plural: wises
Singularwise
Pluralwises

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900):Isaac Mayer Wise
  • United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949):Stephen Samuel Wise

Word family

2 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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