wise - English word #923

Translation

Able to make good choices because you know and understand a lot.

Word origin

From Old English wis, meaning learned or knowing, linked to wit.

grandmother .

"Wise" means she knows a lot and makes good choices.

decision.

Here "wise" means it was a good and careful choice.

.

Here "wise" means it is a sensible thing to do.

clever

Able to learn and understand things quickly; good at using your mind.

good

Of a high quality, nice, or the way you want it to be.

kind

A kind is a group of things that are the same in some way; a type or sort.

right

Correct or true, or the side that is opposite the left.

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