wise

  • (verb): To become wise.
  • (verb): Usually with "up", to inform or learn.
  • (adjective): Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
  • (adjective): Disrespectful.
  • (adjective): Aware, informed.
  • After Mo had a word with him, he wised up.
  • "It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish" - Aeschylus
  • Don't get wise with me!
  • Be careful, the boss is wise.