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Meaning of "wis" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WIS

A form derived from iwis, mistakenly interpreted as I wis I know, as if from Old English witan to know.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WIS

wɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wis is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wis in English.

WHAT DOES WIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wis in the English dictionary

The definition of wis in the dictionary is to know or suppose.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WIS

PRESENT

Present
I wis
you wis
he/she/it wises
we wis
you wis
they wis
Present continuous
I am wising
you are wising
he/she/it is wising
we are wising
you are wising
they are wising
Present perfect
I have wised
you have wised
he/she/it has wised
we have wised
you have wised
they have wised
Present perfect continuous
I have been wising
you have been wising
he/she/it has been wising
we have been wising
you have been wising
they have been wising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I wised
you wised
he/she/it wised
we wised
you wised
they wised
Past continuous
I was wising
you were wising
he/she/it was wising
we were wising
you were wising
they were wising
Past perfect
I had wised
you had wised
he/she/it had wised
we had wised
you had wised
they had wised
Past perfect continuous
I had been wising
you had been wising
he/she/it had been wising
we had been wising
you had been wising
they had been wising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will wis
you will wis
he/she/it will wis
we will wis
you will wis
they will wis
Future continuous
I will be wising
you will be wising
he/she/it will be wising
we will be wising
you will be wising
they will be wising
Future perfect
I will have wised
you will have wised
he/she/it will have wised
we will have wised
you will have wised
they will have wised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been wising
you will have been wising
he/she/it will have been wising
we will have been wising
you will have been wising
they will have been wising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would wis
you would wis
he/she/it would wis
we would wis
you would wis
they would wis
Conditional continuous
I would be wising
you would be wising
he/she/it would be wising
we would be wising
you would be wising
they would be wising
Conditional perfect
I would have wis
you would have wis
he/she/it would have wis
we would have wis
you would have wis
they would have wis
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been wising
you would have been wising
he/she/it would have been wising
we would have been wising
you would have been wising
they would have been wising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you wis
we let´s wis
you wis
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to wis
Past participle
wised
Present Participle
wising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIS

wiry · Wis. · Wisbech · Wisconsin · Wisconsinite · Wisd. · Wisden · wisdom · Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach · Wisdom of Solomon · wisdom tooth · wise · wise guy · Wise Men · wise up · wiseacre · wiseass · wisecrack · wisecracker · wisecracking

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIS

analysis · axis · basis · bis · crisis · Davis · dis · Francis · gratis · Harris · his · Illinois · is · lewis · louis · of his · palais · Paris · polis · this

Synonyms and antonyms of wis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wis» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF WIS

Find out the translation of wis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wis» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

WIS
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

wis
570 millions of speakers
en

English

wis
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Wis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نظام معلومات المنظمة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

WIS
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

wis
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্বাস করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

wis
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sudah
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

wis
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ウィスコンシン州
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

WIS
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Wis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuệ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வலுவுள்ள
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

इच्छा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

wis
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

wis
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wis
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

WIS
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

WIS
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wysheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

WIS
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wis

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of wis
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIS»

Discover the use of wis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lakes —Wisconsin (Continued) Long Lake (Washbum County, Wis.) Lost Lake ( Vilas County, Wis.) Lost Land Lake (Wis.) Madeline Lake (Wis.) Mary, Lake ( Kenosha County, Wis.) McKenzie Lake (Burnett County and Washbum County, Wis.) ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
2
Emotions from Ben Sira to Paul
Wisdom. of. Solomon. Wis 1:1 ......................................... 291, 293 Wis 1:1a ................ ............................... 293 Wis 1:3ab ............................................... 292 Wis 1:15 ............... ........................ 293, 401 Wis 2 ........................................... 285, 287 Wis 2:10–20 .
Renate Egger-Wenzel, Jeremy Corley, 2012
3
Blue Book, 1987-1988
Name Issued Publisher Wis. Natural Resources Bimonthly Wis. Dept. of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921. Madison 53707 Wis. Papemews Semiannually Wis. Paper Council, 111 E. Wisconsin Ave., P.O. Box 718, Neenah 54956 Wis.
‎1987
4
State of Wisconsin Blue Book
205 Tenney Bldg 1 W. Main St Ag. Hall, U. of Wis. 1222 Gilbert Rd 2039 Winnebago St 404 Insurance Bldg Law School, Univ. of Wis 201 N. State Capitol 816 State St 330 E. Lakeside St 1 W. Main St 103 N. Hamilton St 1810 S. Park St 1 W.
‎1960
5
Water resources of the San Francisco Bay area, California
Wisconsin River at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake Tomahawk, Wis b/750 Wisconsin River near Rlnelander, Wis b/1,110 Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhlnelander, Wis b/1,200 Tomahawk River: Tomahawk River near Bradley, ...
Howard Frederick Matthai, Geological Survey (U.S.), 1957
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1974 Census of Agriculture: Special reports. v
Tu1are, Ca1if Stanis1aus, Ca1if Marathon, Wis Merced, Ca1if Dane, Wis C1ark, Wis Dodge, Wis Lancaster, Pa Stearns, Minn San Bernadino, Ca1if Fresno, Ca1if Grant, Wis San Joaquin, Ca1if Kings, Ca1if Chippewa, Wis Fond du Lac, Wis ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1978
7
The State of Wisconsin Blue Book
Dodgeville 53533 (608) 935-2098 Arabian Horse Assn., Wis. Dean Meier. Pres. W305 S54407 Brookhill Rd., Waukesha 53188 (262) 968-2867 Arborist Assn., Wis. Jesse Ziemienski, Pres. 14290 W. Mcadowshire Dr., New Berlin 53151 Arc ...
‎2003
8
Water Supply Paper
Lac Qui Parle River at Lac Qui Parle, Minn 98 Chippewa River near Watson, Minn 100 Redwood River near Redwood Falls, Minn 103 St. Croix River at Swiss , Wis 105 St. Croix River near St. Croix Falls, Wis 107 Namakagon River at Trego,  ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1916
9
The Rule Against Perpetuities
Williams, 46 Wis. 70, 95 et seq., 50 N. W. 1103. Do Wolf v. Lawson, 61 Wis. 469. 474, 21 N. W. 615. Becker v. Chester, 115 Wis. 90. 126, 91 N. W. 87, 650. Danforth v. Oshkosh, 119 Wis. 262, 97 N. W. 258. Miller v. Douglass, 192 Wis. 486, 213 ...
John Chipman Gray, Roland Gray, 2002
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Official Register of the United States
Wis Md Nebr.... D.C.... Pa Va D.C- Calif.— Ga Kans Md Ohio 1st... 7th... 8th... At L. 4th.. 5th._ 10th. I5th_ 21 st. 14th. mii. 2d.... 5th.. Sth... 2d.... 8th... 1st... 8th... 6th. 4th . 6th. 1st.. 6th__ 2d... 20th. 2d... fith... 8th.. 1st... 4th._ 16th. 10th. 5th.. 6th.. 18th.
United States Civil Service Commission, 1949

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIS»

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Firefighter killed in California wildfires is Wisconsin native
(WKOW) -- A firefighter, originally from Whitewater, Wisconsin, was killed while ... He grew up in Wisconsin and his family tells 27 News he graduated from ... «WAOW, Aug 15»
2
Woman believed to be oldest Wisconsin resident turns 112
(AP) -- A woman believed to be Wisconsin's oldest living resident has celebrated another birthday. Viola Jacobi turned 112 on Saturday. She celebrated with ... «WAOW, Jul 15»
3
Weather service confirms tornado in southern Wisconsin
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- The National Weather Service confirms a tornado caused damage to farm buildings in southern Wisconsin. The weather service says ... «WAOW, Jul 15»
4
Short-term closure: Hale Interchange ramp to WIS 100 to close …
MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is scheduled to close the I-43 south exit ramp to WIS 100/US 45, beginning at 5:00 a.m. ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
5
Wisconsin driver runs stop sign; 2 dead, 2 critically hurt
A driver and one of his passengers were killed after the motorist went through a stop sign in western Wisconsin and was struck by an SUV, authorities said. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
6
Increased speed limit signs go up on some Wisconsin highways
Marathon County Highway Highway Department officials say in the Northcentral Wisconsin region, the speed limit will be changed on Interstate 39 in Southern ... «WAOW, Jun 15»
7
Wis. man dies after deer flies through windshield
EVERGREEN TOWNSHIP, Wis. - A Wisconsin man is dead after a strange weekend accident where a deer flew through the windshield of a truck he was riding ... «KARE, May 15»
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WIS undercover investigation: Lack of state oversight creates …
With Wagner's help, it wasn't hard for WIS to find backyard breeders. WIS went undercover into flea markets and puppy shops, where our experts say new ... «WIS, Apr 15»
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WIS Investigates: State law does not protect tenants from mold
It's in every home in the country, but too much of it has been known to cause serious health problems, even death. It is mold and experts say it is very common in ... «WIS, Apr 15»
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Lyle Schulze named vice president, general manager of WIS
“We feel very fortunate to be able to bring in Lyle with such a rich background and experiences to join and lead the team at WIS-TV,” Raycom Group Vice ... «WIS, Mar 15»
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