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" True conservation provides for wise use by the general public. The American people do not want our resources preserved for the exclusive use of the wealthy. These land and water resources belong to the people, and people of all income levels should have easy access to them."
George Aiken

Meaning of "wise" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WISE

Old English wīs; related to Old Norse vīss, Gothic weis, German weise.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WISE

waɪz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wise is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wise in English.

WHAT DOES WISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wise in the English dictionary

The first definition of wise in the dictionary is possessing, showing, or prompted by wisdom or discernment. Other definition of wise is prudent; sensible. Wise is also shrewd; crafty.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WISE

PRESENT

Present
I wise
you wise
he/she/it wises
we wise
you wise
they wise
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 wise
you will wise
he/she/it will wise
we will wise
you will wise
they will wise
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 wise
you would wise
he/she/it would wise
we would wise
you would wise
they would wise
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 wise
you would have wise
he/she/it would have wise
we would have wise
you would have wise
they would have wise
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 wise
we let´s wise
you wise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to wise
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 RHYME WITH WISE

advertise · analyse · customize · enterprise · exercise · eyes · full-size · organize · otherwise · prize · realize · recognize · resize · rise · size · sunrise · supplies · surprise · ties · utilize

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WISE

wisdom · Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach · Wisdom of Solomon · wisdom tooth · wise guy · Wise Men · wise up · wiseacre · wiseass · wisecrack · wisecracker · wisecracking · wiseling · wisely · Wiseman · wiseness · wisenheimer · wisent · wisewoman

WORDS THAT END LIKE WISE

arise · bise · compromise · crise · cruise · expertise · franchise · hollandaise · likewise · merchandise · mise · noise · paradise · praise · precise · prise · promise · raise · turquoise · vise

Synonyms and antonyms of wise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WISE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wise» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «wise» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF WISE

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

英明的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sabio
570 millions of speakers
en

English

wise
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

वार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَكِيم
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

мудрый
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

sábio
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

জ্ঞানী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sage
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bijak
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

weise
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

賢い
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

현명한
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Wicaksana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khôn ngoan
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பாண்டித்தியம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ज्ञानी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

bilge
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

saggio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

mądry
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

мудрий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

înțelept
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σοφός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wyse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klok
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WISE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of wise
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «wise».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wise

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «WISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wise.
1
Aesop
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
2
George Aiken
True conservation provides for wise use by the general public. The American people do not want our resources preserved for the exclusive use of the wealthy. These land and water resources belong to the people, and people of all income levels should have easy access to them.
3
Thomas Aquinas
Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.
4
Jacob Artist
Growing up as a dancer, the stage is really where I love to be performance wise.
5
Hal Borland
Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls forth faith rather than reason.
6
Andre Breton
Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well.
7
Steve Buscemi
There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor.
8
Kelly Carlson
I was a wild child. It's nice, though, now to have grown up and be normal and domestic. I've become very traditional. Conservative, worldly and very wise but fun.
9
John le Carre
The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat.
10
Chumlee
Collecting shoes is my biggest hobby. I've got a couple hundred pairs of Nikes and Jordans. I got a lot of hats, too. I like to play basketball, but nothing competition wise.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISE»

Discover the use of wise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made
A captivating blend of personal biography and public drama, The Wise Men introduces the original best and brightest, leaders whose outsized personalities and actions brought order to postwar chaos: Averell Harriman, the freewheeling ...
Evan Thomas, Walter Isaacson, 2012
2
The Wise Man's Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two
You may have heard of me. So begins the tale of a hero told from his own point of view—a story unequaled in fantasy literature.
Patrick Rothfuss, 2011
3
Brain-wise: Studies in Neurophilosophy
A neurophilosopher's take on the self, free will, human understanding, and the experience of God, from the perspective of the brain.
Patricia Smith Churchland, 2002
4
Wise & Otherwise
These Are Just Some Of The Poignant And Eye-Opening Stories About People From All Over The Country That Sudha Murty Recounts In This Book.
Sudha Murty, 2006
5
Culture + Technology: A Primer
Ultimately, Slack and Wise work toward building a better map for understanding culture and technology that draws on the discipline of cultural studies.
Jennifer Daryl Slack, John Macgregor Wise, 2005
6
Wise Choices, Apt Feelings: A Theory of Normative Judgment
This treatise explores what is at issue in narrowly moral questions, and in questions of rational thought and conduct in general.
Allan Gibbard, 1992
7
Athena the Wise
These classic myths from the Greek pantheon are given a modern twist that contemporary tweens can relate to, from dealing with bullies like Medusa to a first crush on an unlikely boy.
Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, 2011
8
Becoming World Wise: A Guide to Global Learning
This book is intended to help the new generation of ethical and educational travelers make the most of their international experience, and show them how to broaden their cultural horizons while also making a contribution to their host ...
Richard Slimbach, 2012
9
Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild
And as Jesus' favorite and most powerful teaching tactic was the parable, it is appropriate that Mary Kassian walks the reader through the compelling tale of the wild versus wise woman found in Proverbs 7.
Mary A Kassian, 2010
10
Goodnight Moon Big Book
The classic bedtime story that has lulled generations of children to sleep is the perfect first book to share with a child.
Margaret Wise Brown, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Drone to deliver medical supplies to RAM clinic in Wise County
Dentists, dental students, dental hygienists and students worked under a large tent in the middle of the Wise County Fairgrounds during the Remote Area ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
2
Steven Wise compares legal fight of two chimpanzees to slavery
Wise told Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Barbara Jaffe in a nearly two-hour hearing that Hercules and Leo are 'autonomous and self-determining beings' who ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
3
WISE J224607.57-052635.0, The Most Luminous Galaxy In The …
WISE has been finding hundreds of other, similar oddball galaxies from infrared images of the entire sky it took in 2010. By viewing the whole sky with more ... «Science 2.0, May 15»
4
Spanish children gather for the arrival of Three Wise Men
The colourful parade is organised to honour the "Magi from the east" – Melchor, Gaspar and Balthasar – who are mentioned in the gospel of Saint Matthew as ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
5
It's official: Chimpanzee 'Tommy' is not human, New York court rules
Steven Wise, the founder of the Nonhuman Rights Project, did not immediately ... Wise had argued in earlier court proceedings that Tommy was a "complex ... «New York Daily News, Dec 14»
6
Wise Dan to miss Breeders' Cup
Morton Fink, owner of two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan, informed Breeders' Cup officials Oct. 13 that the winner of the past two editions of the Breeders' Cup ... «ESPN, Oct 14»
7
New York State Court Hears Landmark Chimp Personhood Case
In December, Wise and the Nonhuman Rights Project filed so-called writs of habeas corpus—requests that a judge consider whether a person is being ... «Wired, Oct 14»
8
Republican lawmakers declare support for Wise
Chancellor Phyllis Wise listens to speakers during the University of Illinois Student Senate meeting in the Illini Union in Urbana on Wednesday, September 3, ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Sep 14»
9
Brave run by Wise Dan
Saratoga Springs. Just more than three months ago, the big horse, Wise Dan, was on an operating table in Lexington, Ky. Charlie LoPresti, his trainer, didn't ... «Albany Times Union, Aug 14»
10
No prison time for Indiana man convicted of drugging, raping wife
Boardman, a small-business owner, told a detective on May 10, 2011, that her husband, David Wise, had been drugging her for at least three years and raping ... «Los Angeles Times, May 14»
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