You'd be wise to take a detour to avoid the roadworks. I didn't think it wise to proffer an opinion. I should have listened to my father's wise counsel , and saved some money instead of spending it all. You'd be wise to keep quiet. Wise and sensible. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Understanding and comprehending.
Idioms be none the wiser. Describing movement towards. What shall we do food-wise - do you fancy going out to eat? Money-wise, of course , I'm much better off than I used to be. What do we need to take with us clothes-wise? We were very lucky weather-wise yesterday. Regarding and concerning. Spend your money wisely. Idiom wise to something. Examples of wise. We thought it wise to elect leaders in different places. From the Cambridge English Corpus. Still, the couple deemed it wise to do so, possibly anticipating future problems.
It is analogous to traffic laws inasmuch as it restricts people in general from doing things they other wise might. In vain would they assemble for this purpose the wisest statisticians, the most expert merchants, the most skilled manufacturers, and the ablest administrators. Many, fearful of hunger and evictions and distrustful of national leaders, saw the wisest action to be to avoid the strike and union. For only without such constraints could these men interact as one wise , collective voice for the nation.
Creative and wise people : similarities, differences, and how they develop. Thwarting permanent human interests is not a wise political strategy. Before the act is over, the masses have become a people, under the leadership of a strong but compassionate and wise ruler. That was a wise choice.
Many have benefited from her wise counsel. First Known Use of wise Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1 , in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 2 before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a. Learn More About wise. Time Traveler for wise The first known use of wise was before the 12th century See more words from the same century.
Phrases Related to wise a word to the wise any the wiser never the wiser. Style: MLA. More Definitions for wise.
English Language Learners Definition of wise Entry 1 of 2. Kids Definition of wise Entry 1 of 3. Other Words from wise wisely adverb. Kids Definition of wise Entry 2 of 3. Kids Definition of -wise. Get Word of the Day daily email!
Test Your Vocabulary. Test your visual vocabulary with our question challenge! Love words? I did a piece for Elle about the effort to remake her into an elegant presence fashion- wise. Kendrick rapidly chants these last lines in repetition with Bilal and Anna Wise sing-shouting behind him, like a rallying cry. But most women do the walk with their man, even if they later wise up and decide to leave him after all. Florida, with its large seasonal migrations of northeasterners, is also now a wine- wise state.
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them. A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm.
She is quite true, but not wise , and your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing. There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith. It's an idle question, I know; wise men and musty philosophers say that regrets are foolish. In addition to the idioms beginning with wise. New Word List Word List. Save This Word!
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