HAVE (OR KEEP) ONE'S WITS ABOUT ONE

Meaning of HAVE (OR KEEP) ONE'S WITS ABOUT ONE in English

have ( or keep) one's wits about one

be constantly alert.

→ wit

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ONE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один ( число 1 ) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина one third — одна …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ONE — 1. _n-card. 1> один; one hundred - сто, сотня; one in a thousand - один на тысячу; редкостный 2> номер …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ONE — 1. n-card. 1. один; one hundred - сто, сотня; one in a thousand - один на тысячу; редкостный 2. номер …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ONE — 1. _n-card. 1> один; one hundred сто, сотня; one in a thousand один на тысячу; редкостный 2> номер один, первый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ONE
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
S
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEEP
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WITS — plural of wit
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WITS — n. soundness of mind; sane mental faculties; sanity; cleverness and ability to think quickly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
HAVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEEP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABOUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITS — [plural] [noun] - practical intelligence or understandingShe's learned to survive on her keen wits and intellect.He'll need all the wits …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WITS — • ↑ be at your wits' end • ↑ keep/have your wits about you • ↑ scared stiff/scared out of …
Longman Activator English vocab

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