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ADJECTIVE wise COMPARATIVE wiser SUPERLATIVE wisest
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wise English

Meaning wise meaning

What does wise mean?
Definitions in simple English

wise Adjective

— a wise person has much knowledge and makes good decisions. Say your question to the old woman, because she is wise and will tell you good ideas about things to do.

wise Verb

— If you wise up, you get informed; you learn something.

wise

— adjective having or prompted by wisdom or discernment a wise leader a wise and perceptive comment — noun a way of doing or being in no wise in this wise — adjective (= judicious) marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters judicious use of one's money a wise decision — adjective (= knowing) evidencing the possession of inside information — adjective (= fresh, impertinent, impudent) improperly forward or bold don't be fresh with me impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup an impudent boy given to insulting strangers Don't get wise with me!

Wise

— noun United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900) — noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)

Synonyms wise synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as wise?

wise English » English

prudent intelligent clever learned sagacious sensible sage smart judicious shrewd reasonable knowing sound farsighted skillful profound expert experienced bright skilled skilful wise to thoughtful saucy sassy sapient overbold manner impudent impertinent heady good fresh deep brilliant astute wisdom way successful sharp serious sapiential philosophical perspicacious mode knowledgeable informed grave discreet dextrous

Wise English » English

Stephen Samuel Wise Isaac Mayer Wise

Topics wise topics

What do people use wise to talk about?
Language and thought Think Mind

Intelligent
Language and thought Want Influence

Advise
Language and thought Communication Say Ask

Answer

Conjugation wise conjugation

How do you conjugate wise?

wise · verb

Examples wise examples

How do I use wise in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You made a wise choice.
He who lives without madness is not as wise as he thinks.
A wise person would be ashamed to act like that.
I like owls. They are beautiful and wise birds.
What a wise guy.
Tom says that it is wise to stockpile some food in case of emergency.
It wouldn't be wise to ignore Tom completely.
It was wise of you to ask him for help.
A word is enough to a wise man.
Great men are not always wise.
It is true she is young, but she is wise.
Some wise guy left the milk out of the refrigerator all night.
He is wise enough not to do such a thing.
I don't think that was a wise decision.
The old man looked wise.
The old man is wise and knows many things about life.
The man is too wise to do such things.
Jack is wise beyond all others.
It was wise of you to accept his offer.
You might be wise to remain silent.
It is true that he is young, but he is wise.
Tom is more wise than clever.
The report is not encouraging sales wise.
No man is wise at all times.
A wise man would not say such a thing.

Movie subtitles

Well, where have you been, traveling-wise?
Very wise, Jayma.
Be diligent and wise Tend candle and fire Our clock has struck ten.
The congregation had appointed five wise and trusted men to pass verdicts on the applicants.
From the silent film produced in Munich, Nathan the Wise, only one copy has been found.
For in the world of the dancehall it wasn't wise for the girls to reveal their hearts.
Wise guy. Wise guy.
They'll never get wise to us.
Gee, boss, you're wise to everything before it happens.
For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you are a wise man, Van Helsing.
Considering that you have not yet lived even one entire lifetime, you are a wise man, Professor.
And I thought you were a wise man.
Now that you've learned what you've learned, it would be wise to return to your country.
They're the elders, wise men.
Tiny, you're a wise man.
Well, I can't really be certain, but if there's a controller in there, might be wise to check it out.
BE PREPARED!...Himself The great IMMORTAL WISE.
I think it would be wise.
Go on being clever! Wise guy!
I'm wise.
You're wise?
Oh, I'm wise to you.
McCloskey is wise to this and he wants to deliver that one too.
But I thought you'd get wise to yourself.
I could never wise her up all the way.
You got wise to yourself at last.
In the bedroom, wise guy.
She ought to get wise to herself.
I'm wise to you.
They're wise out here already?
Putting me wise?
Go ahead, wise guy.
Wise up! Look!

News and current affairs

I'm not wise enough to say which side is right, but I certainly know which side I hope is wrong.
The eventual nominee would be wise to incorporate his opponents' best ideas and top people into his campaign.
In that case, Obama would be wise to move to the center (as Bill Clinton did after the Democrats lost control of Congress in 1994) and work with congressional Republicans to shape sensible tax and entitlement reforms.
On one hand, he is wise not to have visited the Yasukuni shrine, which honors millions of Japan's war dead, including 14 Class A war criminals.
There are no signs that wise economic policy in the US will continue in the first decade of the new century.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's adamant resistance to engage the Syrians is not exactly wise policy.
Khamenei was probably wise to step aside and let popular opinion prevail.
The US, too, would be wise to stop resisting the fact that the world is changing.
The US would be wise to not oppose such a move.
High stock market valuations would reflect a radiant future, households would be behaving in a reasonable way, and America would be wise to run a trade deficit in order to invest.
Moreover, while America's status as the world's sole superpower is a structural fact, wise policies can soften the sharp edges of this reality.
The prudent investor, and the wise business leader, will look where the economy is headed, not where it has been.
Still, as the wise saying goes, better late than never!
Frankfurt is a divided city, policy-wise: the Bundesbank opposes quantitative easing and negative policy rates, while the European Central Bank is ready to do more.
So the next task is to design wise, innovative, and cost-effective programs to address these challenges.
On the principle that if something is inevitable, it is wise to welcome it, the appropriate response in London and New York is to find ways of collaborating with these new centers.
But neither a nuclear-armed Iran nor air strikes against it are wise options, certainly not for this region.
But, even if the tens of thousands of demonstrators are unlikely to threaten the survival of Putin's regime, the Kremlin would be wise to take them seriously.
He was very good at playing to that ancient Western stereotype of the Wise Man from the East.
Given the negative consequences of this approach, it might be wise for the central government to consider establishing, for the short-run, quotas or ceilings for total local government borrowing.
Barack Obama, a wise and courageous leader, is - I have no doubt about it - not merely interested in improving America's image in the eyes of the Muslim world.
For months, wise and responsible people had exhorted Israel to accept the ceasefire that the Hamas leadership in Gaza had proposed.
When one is looking for something relatively rare (whether cancer or terrorists), it is wise to remember that a positive result is often false.
The arrival of the wise men bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Cooperation with NATO also looks strategically wise.
But we believed, and I still believe, that it would be neither wise nor responsible to attempt to limit it, and that the correct way to respond to a perceived insult is to present a counterargument, not to mount a terrorist attack.
The government follows a wise fiscal strategy that involves budget surpluses in years when copper revenue is high, with the additional funds channeled to a national stabilization fund.

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