Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wise up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
wise up
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

wises up (present, singular) wising up (participle, present) wised up (participle, past) wised up (past)

Questions

What does wise up mean?
To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization.

How to pronounce wise up

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