wise

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

1. Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
2. (colloquial, ironic, sarcastic) Disrespectful.
3. (colloquial) Aware, informed (to something).

Verb

1. To become wise.
2. (ergative, slang) Usually with "up", to inform or learn.

Noun

Way, manner, or method.

Verb

1. (dialectal) To instruct.
2. (dialectal) To advise; induce.
3. (dialectal) To show the way, guide.
4. (dialectal) To direct the course of, pilot.
5. (dialectal) To cause to turn.

Oposto a

improvident

Sinónimos

intelligent

prudent

clever

learned

sagacious

sensible

sage

smart

judicious

shrewd

reasonable

knowing

farsighted

sound

🔉

skillful

experienced

profound

bright

expert

skilled

skilful

sassy

saucy

brilliant

manner

overbold

astute

sapient

wise to

impudent

impertinent

heady

deep

good

👍

fresh

thoughtful

courageous

considerate

serious

able

sharp

philosophical

perspicacious

mode

discreet

knowledgeable

informed

dextrous

dexterous

grave

🪦

Traducións

sage

weise

saggio

sabio

klug

wijs

sábio

sapiens

verstandig

sensato

raisonnable

juicioso

σοφός

vroed

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/waɪz/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: wis

Herdado de Old English: wīs

Relativo a neerlandés: wijs

Relativo a alemán: weise

Relativo a noruegués: -

Relativo a sueco: vis

Herdado de Middle English: wise

Herdado de Old English: wīse

Relativo a neerlandés: wijze

Relativo a alemán: Weise

Relativo a noruegués: vis

Relativo a sueco: visa

Relativo a italiano: guisa

Relativo a español: guisa

Herdado de Middle English: wisen

Herdado de Old English: wisian

Relativo a neerlandés: wijzen

Relativo a alemán: weisen

Relativo a dinamarqués: -

Relativo a noruegués bokmål: vise

Relativo a noruegués nynorsk: visa

In summary

From Middle English wis, wys, from Old English wīs (“wise”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos, *weydtos, a participle form of *weyd-.
Cognate with Dutch wijs, German weise, Norwegian vis and Swedish vis. Compare wit.

Frases

Were you wise to come here and interfere ?

No wise man ever wishes to be younger .

Wisdom is the wealth of the wise .

Taking the ferry was a wise choice .

You can be sure that they aren't when someone tells you they are wise .