Meaning of wise | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. Acronym of wing-in-surface effect.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
3. Acronym of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (“a NASA infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope that performed an all-sky astronomical survey with images in 3-22 μm wavelength bands”).
   US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
4. Way, manner, or method.
   archaic
5. To make or become aware, informed, or sophisticated.
6. A township in Isabella County, Michigan, United States.
7. Method or manner of doing; way: in no wise; in any wise.
8. An unincorporated community in Warren County, North Carolina, United States.
9. way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usu. used in combination or in certain phrases): otherwise; in no wise.
10. A town, the county seat of Wise County, Virginia, United States.
11. a suffixal use of wise2 in adverbs denoting manner, position, direction, reference, etc.: clockwise; edgewise; marketwise; timewise.
12. The approach used to do something:fashion, manner, method, mode, modus operandi, style, system, way.
13. wys بِحِكْمَه мъдро prudentemente moudře weise klogt σοφά sabiamente, sensatamente targalt عاقلانه viisaasti sagement בְּחוֹכמָה समझदारी से mudro okosan, bölcsen dengan bijaksana skynsamlega, viturlega saggiamente 賢明に 현명하게 išmintingai gudri; prātīgi dengan arif; dengan bijaksana wijselijkklokt, fornuftig, forutseendemądrze prudentemente cu înţelepciune мудро; благоразумно múdro pametno mudro vist, klokt, förståndigt อย่างฉลาด; อย่างรอบรู้ bilgece, akıllıca 睿智地，明智地 мудро عقلمندی سے một cách th...
14. Wisdom comes with experience. wysheid حِكْمَه мъдрост sabedoria moudrost die Weisheit visdom; indsigt; klogskab σοφία, φρόνηση, σύνεσηsabiduría tarkus فرزانگى viisaus sagesse חוֹכמָה बुद्धिमानी mudrost bölcsesség kebijaksanaan hyggindi, dómgreind, vísdómur saggezza 賢明さ 지혜 išmintis gudrība bijaksana; kebijaksanaan; kearifan wijsheidvisdom, klokskapmądrość sagacidade înţelepciune мудрость múdrosť modrost mudrost visdom, vishet ความเฉลียวฉลาด akıllılık, bilgelik 智慧 мудрість عقلمندی sáng suốt 智慧
15. any one of the four back teeth cut after childhood, usually about the age of twenty. verstandtand ضِرْس العَقِل мъдрец dente do siso zub moudrosti der Weisheitszahn visdomstand φρονιμίτηςmuela del juicio tarkusehammas دندان عقل viisaudenhammas dent de sagesse שֵׁן בִּינָה अकिलदाढ़ zub mudrosti bölcsességfog geraham vísdómstönn, endajaxl (dente del giudizio) 親知らず 사랑니 proto dantis gudrības zobs gigi geraham bongsu verstandskiesvisdomstannząb mądrościdente do siso măsea de minte зуб мудрости zub...
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16. a joke. grappie مُلاحَظَةٌ بارِعَه، رَد لَبِق шега piada / gracejo vtip treffender Witz morsom bemærkning καλαμπούριsalida teravmeelsus حرف کنايه دار letkautus pointe “חָכמָה” चुटकुला šala, vic aranyköpés lelucon brandari battuta 気のきいた文句 농담 sąmojis, pasijuokimas asprātība gurau senda kwinkslagvits, kvikk bemerkningdowcip piada glumă острота vtip duhovita opazka doskočica kvickhet, spydighet คำคม; คำพูดหยอก nükte, şaka, espri 笑話 вдало кинуте слівце, дотеп مذاق lời nói lém lỉnh 俏皮话
17. a person who (shows that he) thinks that he is smart, knows everything etc. slimjaap مُدَّعي العِلْم، مَغْرور всезнайко sabichão chytrák der/die Klugscheißer(in) (sl.) bedrevidende; blærerøv εξυπνάκιας sabelotodo tarkpea ادمى که خود را دانا پندارد neropatti malin “חַכמוֹלוֹג” ऐसा व्यक्ति जो अपने को समझदार और होशियार मानता है pametnjaković nagyokos orang sok tahu maður sem þykist vita meira en hann gerir sapientone, saccente 知ったか振り 아는 체하는 사람 gudročius viszinis; gudrelis orang yg pandai sangat ...
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Equivalents

Examples

“In such wise that all the beasts, great and small, came to the court save Reynard the Fox.”

“Now the birth of Iesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Ioseph (before they came together) shee was found with childe of the holy Ghost.”

“[…] the prize Dead Greece vouchsafes to living eyes, — Her Art for ever in fresh wise From hour to hour rejoicing me.”

“A riven hood was pulled across his eyes; The token of him being upon this wise Made for a sign of Lust.”

“And within a few minutes the rest of us were on our way too, judiciously instructed by Parkapple and the Brighton official, and disposed of in two taxi-cabs, the drivers of which were ordered to convey us to Rottingdean in such wise that each set his load of humanity at different parts of the village and at the same time that the bus was due to arrive at the hotel.”

“Meantime a serious question came up for discussion.[…]The discussion arose somewhat in this wise. The President of the Society was Mr. Hills, proprietor of the Thames Iron Works. He was a puritan. […]”

“Then, at least, we shall be able to program consciousness in such wise that it cannot be numbed nor distracted by the Narcissus illusions of the entertainment world that beset mankind when he encounters himself extended in his own gimmickry.”

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