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- [wis]
- /wɪs/
- /ˈwɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wis]
- /wɪs/
Definitions of wis word
- noun wis (rare, obsolete, or, dialectal) Certainly, surely. 1
- verb wis to know or suppose (something) 0
- abbreviation WIS Wisconsin 0
- noun wis Wisdom of Solomon 0
- verb transitive wis to suppose; imagine; deem 0
- verb wis (obsolete or archaic) To know. 0
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Origin of wis
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
1500-10; by false analysis of iwis as I wis I know; see wit2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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