Synonyms for get wise to
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : wahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : waɪz |
Top 10 synonyms for get wise to Other synonyms for the word get wise to
- apperceive
- apprehend
- be advised
- be informed
- be led to believe
- be told of
- behold
- bring to light
- catch on
- come across
- conceive
- contrive
- debunk
- descry
- difference
- dig up
- discern
- discover
- discrepate
- discriminate
- distinguish
- divine
- elicit
- espy
- explore
- extricate
- ferret out
- figure out
- find out
- focus
- foresee
- gather
- get a load of
- get the picture
- get wind of
- get wise to
- glean
- glimpse
- have on good authority
- hear
- identify
- invent
- judge
- know
- learn
- light upon
- locate
- look up
- make distinction
- make out
- nose out
- note
- notice
- observe
- originate
- perceive
- pick out
- pick up
- pick up on
- pioneer
- read
- realize
- receive
- recognize
- remark
- reveal
- rubberneck
- secern
- see
- see the light
- see through
- sense
- separate
- severalize
- smoke out
- spot
- take in
- think of
- tumble
- turn up
- understand
- unearth
- view
Définition 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
Antonyms for get wise to
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