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wises up

wises up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wise up.

Meaning of wise up

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization.
    • You might have thought that I was dumb / But I'm all wised up / Game's up, move on, why don't you get out of my hair1980, Neol Davies, “Missing Words”, performed by The Selecter

Questions about wises up

What is wises up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wises up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wise up.

Words near wises up in the dictionary

  1. wiser-hearted
  2. wiserite
  3. Wisers
  4. wises
  5. wises off
  6. wises up
  7. wisest
  8. wisest-hearted
  9. wisewoman
  10. wisewomen
  11. wish

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