BE WISE AFTER THE EVENT

Meaning of BE WISE AFTER THE EVENT in English

understand and assess something only after its implications have become obvious.

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

BE WISE AFTER THE EVENT — (often disapproving ) to understand sth, or realize what you should have done, only after sth has happened
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WISE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Yaroslav the Wise Alfonso the Wise Charles the Wise man the wise Wise Isaac …
Английский словарь Британика
WISE — I. ˈwīz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīse manner, melody; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EVENT — I. ə̇ˈvent, ēˈ- chiefly South sometimes ˈēˌv- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
-WISE — ˌwīz adverb combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -wīsan, from wīse manner — more at wise I 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WISE — (v.) Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
WISE — ( v. ) Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WISE — wise 1 — wisely , adv. /wuyz/ , adj., wiser, wisest , v. , wised, wising . adj. 1. having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EVENT — — eventless , adj. /i vent"/ , n. 1. something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — /af"teuhr, ahf"-/ , prep. 1. behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WISE — I. ˈwīz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīse; akin to Old High German wīsa manner, Greek eidos form, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AFTER — I. ˈaf-tər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æfter; akin to Old High German aftar after, and probably to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-WISE — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -wīsan, from wīse manner 1. a. : in the manner of crab wise fan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WISE — v way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. 2. wise ·v hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty. 3. …
Webster English vocab
AFTER — adj hinder; nearer the rear. 2. after ·prep below in rank; next to in order. 3. after ·prep behind in …
Webster English vocab
WISE — [wise] n [ME, fr. OE wise; akin to OHG wisa manner, Gk eidos form, idein to see--more at wit] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AFTER — [af.ter] adv [ME, fr. OE aefter; akin to OHG aftar after, and prob. to OE of of] (bef. 12c): following …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WISE — / waɪz; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( wiser , wis·est ) 1. ( of people ) able …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EVENT — / ɪˈvent; NAmE / noun 1. a thing that happens, especially sth important : The election was the main event …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — / ˈɑːftə(r); NAmE ˈæf-/ preposition , conjunction , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. later than sth; following sth in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WISE — I. wise 1 S3 /waɪz/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wis ] 1 . DECISION/IDEA ETC …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EVENT — e ‧ vent S1 W1 /ɪˈvent/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ event , ↑ non-event , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AFTER — I. af ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈɑːftə $ ˈæftər/ BrE AmE preposition , conjunction , adverb [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WISE — n. archaic way, manner, or degree (in solemn wise; on this wise). øin no wise not at all. [OE wise …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WISE — adj. & v. --adj. 1 a having experience and knowledge and judiciously applying them. b (of an action, behaviour, etc.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EVENT — n. 1 a thing that happens or takes place, esp. one of importance. 2 a the fact of a thing's …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WISE — adj. & v. adj. 1 a having experience and knowledge and judiciously applying them. b (of an action, behaviour, etc.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EVENT — n. 1 a thing that happens or takes place, esp. one of importance. 2 a the fact of a thing's …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WISE — 1. adj. & v. --adj. 1. a having experience and knowledge and judiciously applying them. b (of an action, behaviour, …
Oxford English vocab
EVENT — n.1 a thing that happens or takes place, esp. one of importance. 2 a the fact of a thing's occurring. …
Oxford English vocab
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Oxford English vocab
WISE — ( wises, wising, wised, wiser, wisest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EVENT — ( events) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. An event is something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — 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
AFTER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EVENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a charity event (= one organized to collect money for a charity ) ▪ She …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AFTER — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES After much deliberation ▪ After much deliberation , first prize was awarded to Derek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EVENT — [noun] [C] - anything that happens, esp. something important or unusualThis year's Olympic Games will be the biggest ever sporting …
Cambridge English vocab
WISE — n. Yaroslav the Wise Alfonso the Wise Charles the Wise man the wise Wise Isaac Mayer Wise Stephen Samuel
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WISE — n. penny wise wise up wise guy wise man worldly wise world wise
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AFTER — I. adverb so as to follow in time or space after, we turned toward home Synonyms: afterward, afterwhile, behind, by …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EVENT — noun 1 sth that happens ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great , important , major , significant ▪ historic , key …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AFTER — See ↑ AFTER 1,2,3,4,8, ↑ LATER 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be after • ↑ be/come after • ↑ come after …
Longman Activator English vocab
AFTER — INDEX: 1. after a particular time or event 2. after a particular period of time has passed 3. starting to …
Longman Activator English vocab
AFTER — adj. 25B6; preposition he made a speech after the performance : FOLLOWING, subsequent to, at the close/end of, in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WISE — adj. 1 sage, sagacious, judicious, reasonable, commonsensical, prudent, sensible, insightful, sapient, understanding, rational, sound, clear-sighted, clear-headed, discerning, perspicacious, perspicuous, percipient, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
EVENT — n. 1 occurrence, happening, incident, episode, occasion, circumstance, affair, experience An event then took place that changed the course of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AFTER — preposition 1 BAD : After a week we're going to Italy. GOOD : In a week's time we're going to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WISE — I 1. прил. 1) мудрый; благоразумный, умудренный It was wise of you to remain silent. ≈ Вы правильно поступили, промолчав. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EVENT — 1. сущ. 1) а) событие; мн. ход дел, ход событий Coming events cast their shadows before. ≈ Будущие события отбрасывают …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AFTER — 1. предл. 1) за, позади (местонахождение, следование Run after him and catch him! ≈ Беги за ним и поймай! Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WISE — wise.ogg _I waız a 1. мудрый, премудрый; умудрённый wise policy counsel - мудрая политика -ый совет wise saw - сентенция; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EVENT — event.ogg ıʹvent n 1. событие, важное явление; значительный факт international events - международные события the happy event - счастливое событие …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AFTER — after.ogg _I 1. ʹɑ:ftə a 1. последующий; позднейший in after years /days/ - в будущем an after period of life …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EVENT — 1) явление; акт; событие; ситуация 2) геофиз. вступление волны 3) волна ( на сейсмограмме ) 4) событие ( вызывающее нарушение …
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