wit

noun · verb · prepositionA1

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noun

Plural noun:

wits

1.
(countable, plural normally, uncountable)(now usually in the plural) Sanity.
He's gone completely out of his wits.
2.
(countable, plural normally, uncountable)(usually in the plural) The senses.
Keep your wits about you.
3.
(countable, uncountable)Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say.
4.
(countable, uncountable)The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
My father had a quick wit and a steady hand.
5.
(countable, uncountable)Intelligence; common sense.
The opportunity was right in front of you, and you didn't even have the wit to take it!
6.
(countable, uncountable)Humour, especially when clever or quick.
The best man's speech was hilarious, full of wit and charm.
7.
(countable, uncountable)A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
Your friend is quite a wit, isn't he?

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verb

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V_ed/pp

witwot

1.
(ambitransitive)(ambitransitive, obsolete except in to wit) To know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).
You committed terrible actions — to wit, murder and theft — and should be punished accordingly.
They are meddling in matters that men should not wit of.

preposition

1.
(Southern US, alt of, pronunciation spelling)Pronunciation spelling of with.

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afterwitbrevity is the soul of witcollect one's witswittyforewitfuckwitgather one's witshalf-wit[[have one's wits about onehave one’s wits about one]]inwitlackwitmidwitmother witnative witnitwit dimwit[[scare out of one's witsscare out of one’s wits]]staircase wit

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