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You can make 10 words from wise according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of wise

wise iwse wsie swie iswe siwe wies iwes weis ewis iews eiws wsei swei wesi ewsi sewi eswi isew siew iesw eisw seiw esiw

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Definitions and meaning of wise

wise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waɪz/
• Homophones: whys, wyes, Ys, why's
• Rhymes: -aɪz

Etymology 1

From Middle English wis, wys, from Old English wīs (“wise”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weydstos, *weydtos, a participle form of *weyd-.

Cognate with Dutch wijs, German weise, Norwegian and Swedish vis. Compare wit.

Adjective

wise (comparative wiser or more wise, superlative wisest or most wise)

1. Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.

2. (colloquial, ironic, sarcastic) Disrespectful.

3. (colloquial) Aware, informed (to something).

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:wise

Antonyms

• unwise
• foolish

Derived terms

Collocations

• wise person
• wise decision
• wise advice
• wise counsel
• wise saying
• wise adage
• wise proverb

Translations

Verb

wise (third-person singular simple present wises, present participle wising, simple past and past participle wised)

1. To become wise.
2. (ergative, slang) Usually with "up", to inform or learn.

   Mo wised him up about his situation.

   After Mo had a word with him, he wised up.

Etymology 2

From Old English wīse, from Proto-Germanic *wīsō. Cognate with Dutch wijze, German Weise, Norwegian vis, Swedish visa, vis, Italian guisa, Spanish guisa. Compare -wise.

Noun

wise (plural wises)

2. (archaic) Way, manner, or method.

Derived terms

• -wise
• alwise
• nowise

Etymology 3

From Middle English wisen (“to advise, direct”), from Old English wisian (“to show the way, guide, direct”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaną, *wīsijaną (“to show the way, dispense knowledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”).

Cognate with Dutch wijzen (“to indicate, point out”), German weisen (“to show, indicate”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål vise (“to show”), Norwegian Nynorsk visa (“to show”).

Verb

wise (third-person singular simple present wises, present participle wising, simple past and past participle wised)

1. (dialectal) To instruct.
2. (dialectal) To advise; induce.
3. (dialectal) To show the way, guide.
4. (dialectal) To direct the course of, pilot.
5. (dialectal) To cause to turn.

Middle Dutch

Contraction

wise

1. Contraction of wi se.

Middle English

Noun

wise

1. Alternative form of vice

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wīsā, from Proto-Germanic *wīsō, *wīsaz. Cognate with Dutch wijze, German Weise, Swedish vis, Italian guisa, Spanish guisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.se/, [ˈwiː.ze]

Noun

wīse f

1. way (manner)
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent Sunday"

Usage notes

• The phrase “in ___ way” is used with the accusative case: Þū myndgast mē on maniġe wīsan mīnes lārēowes (“You remind me in many ways of my teacher”).

Declension

See also

• swā
• þus

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wasô. Cognate with Old Norse visir (“sprout, bud”), Lithuanian veisti (“propagate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.se/, [ˈwiː.ze]

Noun

wīse f

1. a sprout, stalk

Declension