Meaning of wise man | Babel Free
ˈwʌɪzmanDefinitions
Equivalents
Examples
“That is the reason⟳, why some say⟳, that the wiseman liveth as long as he ought, and not so long as he can.”
“But where's that wiseman, that would not be I, / If she would not deny⟳?”
“Mr Lieberman is arguably the last⟳ surviving example of a peculiar Washington species: the Wise Man who is willing to put⟳ party allegiance aside when it comes to big issues such as foreign policy.”
“Steady old Väinämöinen / the everlasting wise man [translating tietäjä] / was driving along his roads / pacing out his ways / in those glades of Väinö-land / on the Kalevala heaths.”
“Some of the other charms employed by the wise men had a more tangled pedigree.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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