Translation of 'wise' in English

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wise
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-wise
(suffix forming adverbs.)
1. in a ______ manner.
Ex. Likewise = in a like manner.
2. in a ______ing manner.
Ex. Slantwise = in a slanting manner.
3. in the characteristic way of a ______; like a ______.
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wise
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adj. 1. having or showing knowledge and good judgment.
Ex. a wise judge, wise advice, wise plans.
2. having knowledge or information.
Ex. We are none the wiser for his explanation.
3. learned; erudite; well-informed.
4. (
wise
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adv. wisely.
wise
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expr. get wise, (Slang.) to find out; understand; realize.
Ex. By the time they got wise they'd be paying off (Harper's).
wise
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expr. wise to, (Slang.) aware of; informed about.
Ex. to put someone wise to something.
wise
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noun wiseness.
wise
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b. to become enlightened; gain awareness or understanding.
Ex. I wish you'd wise ' title='v.t., v.i. wise up, (Slang.)a. to inform or enlighten (a person).
Ex. You won't wise him up that I threw a spanner into the machinery? (P. G. Wodehouse).
b. to become enlightened; gain awareness or understanding.
Ex. I wish you'd wise in english'>v.t., v.i. wise up, (Slang.)a. to inform or enlighten (a person).
Ex. You won't wise him up that I threw a spanner into the machinery? (P. G. Wodehouse).
b. to become enlightened; gain awareness or understanding.
Ex. I wish you'd wise b. to become enlightened; gain awareness or understanding.
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wise
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wise (1), adjective, wiser,wisest,verb, wised,wising.
wise
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wise (2), noun.
way; manner; fashion; mode; style.
Ex. Though a good student, he is in no wise a scholar.
wise
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wise (3), transitive verb, wised,wising.
(Scottish.)
1. to guide; direct.
2. to induce or entice (away, from).

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