Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get wise

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: get -wise
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be impertinent.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To become aware of or see through a deception.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"He was getting wise, so I cracked him one."
"He wasn't just getting wise, he was getting wise to my mother."
"Last night, I thought he'd sign the deal, but this morning he'd got wised somehow."
"The substitute soon got wise to their particular tricks."
"'How did you get wise to all this, that's what I want to know?'"
"Well, you knew all along That your dad was getting wise to you, now(You shouldn't have lied now, you shouldn't have lied)"

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets wise (present, singular) getting wise (participle, present) got wise (past) got wise (UK, participle) gotten wise (US, participle)

Synonyms

catch on get onto tumble latch on cotton on twig get it

Questions

What does get wise mean?: To be impertinent.

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