Meaning of wise In English

• 0 having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life:

  • I think you made a wise choice.

  • "I never drink more than three glasses of wine." "How wise."

  • Looking at the weather, I think we made a wise decision not to go to the coast this weekend.

  • I think it would be wiser to wait and see how much money you have left before you make any decisions.

  • I never used to save money but now I'm a little older and wiser I can see the point of it.

  • Was it Thomas More who said that the wise man learns from the experience of others?

  • People are getting wise to the tricks politicians use in campaign advertisements.

• 1 in this way or in this direction:

  • clockwise

  • lengthwise

• 2 relating to a particular thing:

  • What shall we do food-wise - do you fancy going out to eat?

  • Money-wise, of course, I'm much better off than I used to be.

  • What do we need to take with us clothes-wise?

  • We were very lucky weather-wise yesterday.

• 3 having or showing good judgment, or the ability to make good judgments, based on what you have learned from your experience:

  • a wise man/woman

  • [ + to infinitive ] They decided that it was wiser to wait until they were making a little more money before buying a house.

• 4 relating to:

  • Moneywise, of course, I’m much better off than I used to be.