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Grammar : Verb
Spell : wahyz
Phonetic Transcription : waɪz



Definition of get wise to

Origin :
  • Old English wis, from Proto-Germanic *wisaz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian wis, Old Norse viss, Dutch wijs, German weise "wise"), from past participle adjective *wittos of PIE root *weid- "to see," hence "to know" (see vision). Slang meaning "aware, cunning" first attested 1896. Related to the source of Old English witan "to know, wit."
  • A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man. [Lao-tzu, "Tao te Ching," c.550 B.C.E.]
  • Wise guy is attested from 1896, American English. Wisenheimer, with mock German or Yiddish surname suffix, first recorded 1904.
  • As in discern : verb catch sight of; recognize and understand
  • As in discover : verb find, uncover
  • As in hear : verb become aware of information

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