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wisen

wisen verb: to become wise or wiser.

Verb

wisen (third-person singular simple present wisens, present participle wisening, simple past and past participle wisened)

  1. (intransitive) To become wise or wiser.
  2. (transitive) To make wise or wiser.
    • Joe laughed, saying, “Boy, I got to talk to you and wisen you up. […]”2016, Danny Barker, Alyn Shipton, A Life in Jazz, page 92

Forms of wisen

third-person singular presentwisens
present participlewisening
past participlewisened
pastwisened

Origin of wisen

From wise + -en.

Questions about wisen

What does wisen mean?
Wisen means to become wise or wiser.
What part of speech is wisen?
Wisen is a verb.
What is the past tense of wisen?
The past tense of wisen is wisened.

Words near wisen in the dictionary

  1. Wisemans
  2. Wisemans Bridge
  3. Wisemans Creek
  4. Wisemans Ferry
  5. wisemen
  6. wisen
  7. Wisenbaker
  8. Wisenbakers
  9. wisened
  10. Wisener
  11. Wiseners

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