wise

wise¹ S3 [waız] adj

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1¦(decision/idea etc)¦

2¦(person)¦

3 be none the wiser/not be any the wiser

4 get/be wise to somebody/something

5 wise guy

6 be wise after the event

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[: Old English; Origin: wis]

1.) ¦(DECISION/IDEA ETC)¦

wise decisions and actions are sensible and based on good judgment

= ↑sensible it is wise to do sth

▪ It's wise to check whether the flight times have changed before you leave for the airport.

be wise to do sth

▪ I think you were wise to leave when you did.

▪ a wise precaution

▪ I don't think that would be a very wise move (=not be a sensible thing to do) .

2.) ¦(PERSON)¦

someone who is wise makes good decisions, gives good advice etc, especially because they have a lot of experience of life

▪ a wise old man

▪ At the time I thought he was wonderful, but I'm older and wiser now.

▪ As a manager, Sanford was wise in the ways of (=knew a lot about) company politics.

3.) be none the wiser/not be any the wiser

a) to not understand something even after it has been explained to you

▪ Charlie explained how the system works, but I'm still none the wiser.

b) used for saying that no one will find out about something bad that someone has done

▪ He could easily have taken the money and no one would have been any the wiser.

4.) get/be wise to sb/sth informal

to realize that someone is being dishonest

▪ Teachers quickly get wise to students who are cheating.

→wise up at ↑wise²

5.) wise guy

informal especially AmE an annoying person who thinks they know more than they really do

▪ OK, wise guy, shut up and listen!

6.) be wise after the event

to realize what you should have done in a situation after it has happened

▪ It's easy to be wise after the event.

>wisely adv

▪ Invest the money wisely.

▪ He nodded wisely.

→↑wisdom

→sadder but wiser at ↑sad

wise ²

wise² v

wise up phr v

to realize the truth about a bad situation

▪ Wise up, Vic - he's cheating you!

wise up to

▪ Consumers need to wise up to the effect that advertising has on them.

wise ³

wise³ -wise [waız] suffix

[: Old English; Origin: -wisan, from wise 'way, method']

1.) price-wise/time-wise etc informal

used for saying which feature of a situation you are referring to

▪ Time-wise we're not doing too badly.

2.) crosswise/lengthwise etc

in a direction across something, along the length of something etc

▪ Cut the carrots lengthwise.

→↑clockwise, ↑streetwise