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wise

/waɪz/

adjective1 of 2

knowledgeable about life; having good judgment

  • “Whoever shuts up when he notices he's wrong is wise.”Tatoeba
  • “It would be wise for you to do that today.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

Usually with "up", to inform or learn.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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