Read full poem →Yet down at last he lies,
And then the man is wise.’
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Dictionary Entry
Having or showing good judgment, knowledge, and experience; able to make sensible decisions.
In a Sentence
“She made a wise decision to save part of her earnings each month.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 1 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz meaning 'learned, knowing'.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “wise”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
Read full poem →When I was one-and-twenty
] heard a wise man say,
‘Give crowns and pounds and guineas
Read full poem →And saw your road and where it led,
And early wise and brave in season
Put the pistol to your head.
Read full poem →When music softens, and when dancing fires?
'Tis but their Sylph, the wise Celestials know,
Tho' Honour is the word with Men below.
Read full poem →For Swift and him, despised the farce of state,
The sober follies of the wise and great;
Dext'rous, the craving, fawning crowd to quit,
Read full poem →But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise,
Whom age and long experience render wise,
And one whose tender care is far above
Read full poem →With saucer eyes of fire,
In woeful wise did sore affright
A wit and courtly squire.
Read full poem →And in thy bosom lurks in Thought's disguise;
Thou varnisher of fools, and cheat of all the wise!