wit
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/wɪt/
English
Definitions
noun
- (now usually in the plural) Sanity.“He's gone completely out of his wits.”
- (obsolete usually in the plural) The senses.
- Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.“Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say.”
- The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.“My father had a quick wit and a steady hand.”
verb
- Know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).“They are meddling in matters that men should not wit of.”
preposition
- Against.“He picked a fight with the class bully.”
- In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.“He went with his friends.”
- In addition to; as an accessory to.“She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.”
- Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.“Jim was listening to Bach with his eyes closed.”
Related words
Synonyms
c̄w/brainpowermentalitywittinesswitticismhumorhumourwagcardbrainlearning abilitymental capacitywisdommindinventivenessingenuityacumen