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wised

wised is the simple past and past participle of wise.

Meaning of wise

Verb (1)

wise (third-person singular simple present wises, present participle wising, simple past and past participle wised)

  1. To become wise.
  2. (ergative, slang) Usually with "up", to inform or learn.
    • Mo wised him up about his situation.

Verb (2)

wise (third-person singular simple present wises, present participle wising, simple past and past participle wised)

  1. (dialectal) To instruct.
  2. (dialectal) To advise; induce.
  3. (dialectal) To show the way, guide.
  4. (dialectal) To direct the course of, pilot.

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Words formed from wised

Phrases with wised

Questions about wised

What is wised the simple past and past participle of?
Wised is the simple past and past participle of wise.

Words near wised in the dictionary

  1. wisecracking
  2. wisecracks
  3. wisecracky
  4. Wisecup
  5. Wisecups
  6. wised
  7. wised off
  8. wised up
  9. wisedom
  10. wisedome
  11. wisedomes

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