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# wise

«wise» in Mova's school dictionary: **having good sense and making good choices because of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (wise, wiser, wisest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Wise means having good sense and making good choices because of knowledge and experience. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#m1)

2) A wise decision or action is a sensible one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#m2)

3) «Wise to» (informal) means knowing about a trick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#m3)

4) A person who is wise about something knows a lot about it from experience, such as a horse-harness expert who is bridle-wise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and fables, the wise old owl or the wise king gives good advice; wisdom is shown through good choices, not just knowing facts. In everyday life and safety, «it would be wise to wear a helmet» means it is the sensible choice. Phrases: «a wise choice», «wise words», «none the wiser» (still not knowing), «get wise to» (find out about a trick).

### examples

- The wise old owl gave good advice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#x1)
- It was wise to bring an umbrella. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#x2)
- Grandma is very wise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#x3)
- Making a wise choice takes thinking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#x4)
- It is not wise to swim alone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#x5)
- The king asked his wisest friend for help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#x6)
- Learn from wise people's mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#x7)
- He took the toy back and nobody was any the wiser. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#x8)
- The wise woman nodded her head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/#x9)

### note

Comparison: wiser, wisest. The noun is «wisdom». A clever person knows a lot; a wise person uses it well — they are not the same. «Wise guy» is a rude word for someone who thinks they are clever.

### In the corpora

- [Headlines about AI can exaggerate in both directions, overhyping or overscaring, so it is wise to read beyond the headline.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/23-news-tricked-bots-discoveries/9/)
- [But you lived them in words: you learned what happened, what people felt and what was wise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/27-who-you-are-words-not-body/1/)
- [The wise owl idea comes from ancient Greece, where the owl was the bird of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/154-more-animal-myths-from-cartoons/14/)
- [Stories call owls wise, unlucky or ill when they fly by day, but the real owl is simply a superb hunter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/302-how-owls-work-silent-wings-turning-heads-pellets-and-owl-myths/6/)
- [Now he praises his friends: «O wise old Badger! ...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wise» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wise/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.