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wisen

wisen

See also: wizen

English

Verb

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

  1. To become wiser.

Usage notes

Usually followed by "up": "The ignorant always wisen up." -Charles Neal

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːzən/

Verb

wisen

  1. to point out, to indicate
  2. to lead
  3. to teach
  4. to assign
  5. to determine

Conjugation

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