wit

1. (countable, usually plural, uncountable)Sanity.

   He's gone completely out of his wits.

   von Sinnen, bei Sinnen

   ра́зумrázum

   розумrozum

2. (countable, usually plural, uncountable)The senses.

   Keep your wits about you.

3. (countable, uncountable)Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.

   Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say.

   Verstand, Intellekt

   умum

   mental ability

4. (countable, uncountable)The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.

   My father had a quick wit and a steady hand.

   Auffassungsgabe, Witz

   умum, остроу́миеostroúmije

5. (countable, uncountable)Intelligence; common sense.

   The opportunity was right in front of you, and you didn't even have the wit to take it!

6. (countable, uncountable)Humour, especially when clever or quick.

   The best man's speech was hilarious, full of wit and charm.

7. (countable, uncountable)A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.

   Your friend is quite a wit, isn't he?

   Witzbold

   остря́кostrják

   a witty amusing person who makes jokes

1. I admire his wit.

   Я захоплююся його дотепністю.

   ruЯ восхищаюсь его остроумием.

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2. Tom is quick-witted, isn't he?

   ruТом смышлёный, не так ли?

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3. Tom was at his wit's end.

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4. Tom was scared out of his wits.

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5. Does Tom seem dim-witted to you?

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