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EN[wɪt] [-ɪt]
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    Definition of wit in English Dictionary

  • NomPLwits
    1. (now usually in the plural) Sanity.
      1. He's gone completely out of his wits. ‎
    2. (obsolete usually in the plural) The senses.
      1. Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
        1. Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say. ‎
      2. The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
        1. My father had a quick wit and a steady hand. ‎
      3. Intelligence; common sense.
        1. The opportunity was right in front of you, and you didn't even have the wit to take it! ‎
      4. Humour, especially when clever or quick.
        1. The best man's speech was hilarious, full of wit and charm. ‎
      5. A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
        1. Your friend is quite a wit, isn't he? ‎
    3. Verbe
      1. (transitive, intransitive, chiefly archaic) Know, be aware of (construed with of when used intransitively).
        1. You committed terrible actions — to wit, murder and theft — and should be punished accordingly.
        2. They are meddling in matters that men should not wit of.
    4. Préposition
      1. (Southern US) Alternative spelling of with.
      2. Plus d'exemples
        1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
          • But it is also a collection of villages, a ruralized metropolis where people live by their wits and devices, cut off from the authorities, the law and often each other.
          • The best man's speech was hilarious, full of wit and charm. ‎
          • To whom our knight, by fast instinct / Of wit and temper, was so linkt,
        2. Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
          • Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits.
          • There is nothing wrong with that kind of line — he’s a newly fledged ultravillain in a comic-book movie, after all — but it needs to be earned, with gravity or wit.
      • Partie du discours Hiérarchie
        1. Noms
          • Noms Dénombrable
          • Prépositions
            • Verbes
              • Verbes intransitifs
                • Verbes transitifs
                  • Verbes par type d'inflexion
                    • Verbes irréguliers
                Liens Connexes:
                1. en with
                2. en without
                3. en within
                4. en witness
                5. en withdrew
                Source: Wiktionnaire

                Meaning of wit for the defined word.

                Grammaticalement, ce mot "wit" est un nom, plus spécifiquement, un noms dénombrable. C'est aussi un préposition. C'est aussi un verbe, plus spécifiquement, un verbes intransitif, un verbes transitif et un verbes par type d'inflexion.
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