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wit


Definition: Meaning of, wit in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wɪt /

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wit wits
  1. amusing [uncountable] the ability to say things that are clever and amusing
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  2. amusing person [countable] someone who is able to say clever and amusing things
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  3. wits [plural] your ability to think quickly and make the right decisions
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  4. frighten/scare/terrify somebody out of their wits informal to frighten someone very much
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  5. gather/collect/recover etc your wits to make yourself think about what you are going to do next after you have been surprised by something
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  6. pit your wits against somebody to compete against someone in a test of knowledge or intelligence
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  7. be at your wits' end to be very upset and not know what to do, because you have tried everything possible to solve a problem
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  8. have the wit to do something formal to be clever enough to know the right thing to do
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  9. not be beyond the wit of somebody formal not be too difficult for someone to do
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  10. to wit old use or formal used to introduce additional information which makes it clear exactly who or what you are talking about [=  namely]
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