WIT

Meaning of WIT in English

v.tr. & intr. (1st & 3rd sing. present wot; past and past part. wist) (often foll. by of) archaic know. to wit that is to say; namely.

[ OE witan f. Gmc ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

WIT — I. ˈwit, usu -id.+V verb ( past wist ˈwist ; past part wist present part witting present first & third …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIT — wit 1 /wit/ , n. 1. the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIT — I. ˈwit verb ( wist ˈwist ; wit·ting present first & third singular wot ˈwät) Etymology: Middle English witen (1st …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIT — (·inf) of wit. 2. wit ·v mind; intellect; understanding; sense. 3. wit ·noun to know; to learn. 4. wit ·v …
Webster English vocab
WIT — [wit] vb wist ; wit.ting pres 1st & 3d sing wot [ME witen (1st & 3d sing. pres. wot, past …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIT — / wɪt; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , sing. ] the ability to say or write things that are …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIT — wit /wɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'knowledge, intelligence' ] 1 . AMUSING [uncountable] the ability …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIT — n. 1 (in sing. or pl.) intelligence; quick understanding (has quick wits; a nimble wit). 2 a the unexpected, quick, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIT — n. 1 (in sing. or pl.) intelligence; quick understanding (has quick wits; a nimble wit). 2 a the unexpected, quick, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIT — 1. n.1 (in sing. or pl.) intelligence; quick understanding (has quick wits; a nimble wit). 2 a the unexpected, quick, …
Oxford English vocab
WIT — ( wits) 1. Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way. Boulding …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ready wit ▪ an intelligent man with a ready wit addle sb’s brains/wits ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIT — [noun] [U]Is it really beyond the wit (= wits) of the council to realise they can't postpone this decision indefinitely?He …
Cambridge English vocab
WIT — Synonyms and related words : ESP, IQ, Italian hand, ability, acumen, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, alertness, apprehension, art, artfulness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIT — n. half wit mother wit to wit
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WIT — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: MIND 1, brain, gray matter, head, ||upper story, ||upperworks Related Words: perspicacity, sagacity; apprehension, awareness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WIT — I. ||wit verb Synonyms: understand 3, assume, believe, ||conceit, conceive, gather, imagine, ||reckon, suppose, think II. wit noun 1. Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIT — noun 1 clever use of words ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ quick , ready ▪ acerbic , barbed , biting , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WIT — n. 25B6; noun he needed all his wits to escape : INTELLIGENCE, shrewdness, astuteness, cleverness, canniness, (common) sense, wisdom, sagacity, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIT — n. 1 intelligence, brains, mind, (common) sense, judgement, understanding, discernment, wisdom, sagacity, insight, astuteness, cleverness, Slang savvy He hasn't the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WIT — 1. сущ. 1) часто мн. разум, ум 2) остроумие to display, show wit ≈ продемонстрировать остроумие/сообразительность dry wit ≈ сдержанный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIT — wit.ogg _I wıt n 1. часто pl ум, разум quick slow wits - сообразительность несообразительность dull wits - тупоумие, тупость …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WIT — ведать, знать; узнать to wit leg. то есть, a именно (oft. pl.) ум, разум; остроумие; остряк; wits - мозги one's …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WIT — I [wıt] n 1. часто pl ум, разум quick [slow] ~s - сообразительность [несообразительность] dull ~s - тупоумие, тупость to …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WIT — _I wıt n 1. часто pl ум, разум quick slow wits - сообразительность несообразительность dull wits - тупоумие, тупость to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WIT — 1. сущ. 1) часто мн. разум, ум to have quick (slow) wits — быть сообразительным (несообразительным) 2) остроумие to display, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WIT — 1. сущ. 1) часто мн. разум, ум to have quick (slow) wits — быть сообразительным (несообразительным) 2) остроумие to display, show wit — продемонстрировать …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WIT — 1. _n. 1> часто _pl. ум, разум; he has quick (slow) wits - он сообразителен (несообразителен) 2> остроумие 3> остряк; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WIT — 1. n. 1. часто pl. ум, разум; he has quick (slow) wits - он сообразителен (несообразителен) 2. остроумие 3. остряк; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WIT — 1. _n. 1> (часто _pl.) ум, разум; he has quick (slow) wits он сообразителен (несообразителен) 2> остроумие 3> остряк; he …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WIT — 1. сущ. 1) часто мн. разум, ум 2) остроумие to display, show wit ≈ продемонстрировать остроумие/сообразительность dry wit ≈ сдержанный …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIT — n. esprite (-osi, -on), TO ~: a saver. MOTHER ~: esprite natural. AT ONE'S WITS' END: esser al fine de …
English interlingue dictionary
WIT — alamag;katistis;salabutan
English-Visayan vocabulary
WIT — I. verb (wist; ~ting; present first & third singular wot) Etymology: Middle English ~en (1st & 3d singular present wot, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIT — (v.) A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or …
Английский словарь Webster
WIT — (v.) Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily …
Английский словарь Webster
WIT — (v.) A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in …
Английский словарь Webster
WIT — (v.) Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
Английский словарь Webster
WIT — (n.) To know; to learn.
Английский словарь Webster
WIT — (t)ing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wit
Английский словарь Webster
WIT — (inf.) of Wit
Английский словарь Webster
WIT — ( v. ) Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIT — ( v. ) Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIT — ( v. ) A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIT — ( v. ) A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIT — ( n. ) To know; to learn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIT — ( inf. ) of Wit
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIT — v. know (Archaic)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIT — n. intellect; reason; cleverness; sharpness; one who is sharp
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIT — n. half wit mother wit to wit at one's wit's end at one's wits' end
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WIT — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wizzi knowledge, Old English witan to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WIT — n. Pronunciation: ' wit Function: verb Inflected Form: wist \ ' wist \ ; wit · ting present 1st & …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WIT — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 (also ~s ) the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; keen intelligence. 2》 a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WIT — wit BrE AmE wɪt ▷ wits wɪts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIT — v.tr. & intr. (1st & 3rd sing. present wot; past and past part. wist) (often foll. by of) archaic know. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIT — (~s) 1. Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way. Boulding was …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WIT — See: AT ONE'S WITS' END, KEEP ONE'S HEAD or KEEP ONE'S WITS ABOUT ONE, SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS.
Slang English vocab
WIT — 1. with.
Slang English vocab
WIT — He has as much wit as three folks, two fools and a madman.
Slang English vocab
WIT — n. Function: verb Synonyms: UNDERSTAND 3, assume, believe, ||conceit, conceive, gather, imagine, ||reckon, suppose, think
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WIT — n. 1. Intellect, understanding, mind, sense, reason, genius, mental power, intellectual faculties, thinking principle, mother-~. 2. Quick perception ( as …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WIT — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
WIT — See ↑ FUNNY 5, ↑ JOKE 4
Longman Activator English vocab
WIT — I n. 1) to display, show ~ 2) acid, keen, mordant, penetrating, rapier-like, sharp, sophisticated, trenchant ~ 3) dry; quick, …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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