Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic)To know (a fact).

Origin

From Middle English woten, from Old English weotan. An extension of the present-tense form

From Middle English woten, from Old English weotan. An extension of the present-tense form of wit (verb) to apply to all forms.

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Forms

wots, wotting, wotted, wotted
Base formwot · to wot
3rd person singularwots
Present participlewotting
Past simplewotted
Past participlewotted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywot
he, she, itwots

Past simpleLesson

all personswotted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave wotted
he, she, ithas wotted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wot

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
worthwhileB1worthyB1wouldA1woundB1

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