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wisewise1 /waɪz/ ●●● S3 adjective ETYMOLOGYwise1Origin: Old English wis ► wise move I don’t think leaving school would be a wise move. ► older and wiser When you’re older and wiser, you’ll understand. ► wise beyond ... years The little girl was wise beyond her years (=wiser than most people her age). THESAURUShaving a high level of ability to learn, understand, and think about things, or showing this ability► intelligenthaving a high level of ability to learn, understand, and think about things, or showing this ability: Cara is an ambitious and intelligent young woman. He makes intelligent decisions, and makes them quickly. ► smart intelligent. Smart sounds more informal than intelligent: Jacob is a really smart guy. ► bright intelligent. Used especially about children and young people: Both their children are bright and plan to go to college. ► brilliant extremely intelligent and good at the work you do: Einstein was a brilliant scientist. ► wise having a lot of experience and knowledge about people and the world: The story tells of a wise old man who helps his grandson respect himself. ► clever intelligent, especially in a way that is unusual: She is clever and creative, and her business is doing well. ► cunning/crafty good at using your intelligence to trick people: The actor plays the cunning criminal who tries to defeat Superman. ► intellectual having or showing a lot of education and interested in learning about art, science, literature, etc.: I work at a college with a lot of very intellectual people. ► gifted a gifted child is much more intelligent or talented than most other children: The class is for gifted kids who need more challenges in school. ► quick informal able to learn and understand things quickly: He’s very quick – I never have to explain things twice. ► sharp intelligent and able to understand things quickly so that you are not easily tricked or confused: Adam is very sharp, so he knew immediately that the salesman’s numbers were wrong. ► shrewd/astute good at understanding situations or people and at making decisions to get what you want: Sachs was a shrewd judge of character and chose his staff well. 1DECISION/IDEA ETC. wise decisions and judgments are based on intelligent thinking and experience: it is wise to do something It’s wise to start saving money now for your retirement.be wise to do something She was wise not to accept the job. I don’t think leaving school would be a wise move.2PERSON someone who is wise makes good decisions, gives good advice, etc., especially because he or she has a lot of experience in life: a wise old man When you’re older and wiser, you’ll understand. The little girl was wise beyond her years (=wiser than most people her age).► see thesaurus at intelligent3somebody is none the wiser (also no one is the wiser) informal used to say that someone does not find out about something bad someone else has done: We replaced the broken vase, and Mom was none the wiser.4wise to somebody/something informal realizing that someone is doing something bad, especially being dishonest: I’m wise to all his tricks.5wise in the ways of something having a lot of knowledge about how something works[Origin: Old English wis]—wisely adverb: I try to use my time wisely. → see also streetwise, wisdom |