Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to wis
Participle: wised
Gerund: wising
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | wis |
| you | wis |
| he;she;it | wises |
| we | wis |
| you | wis |
| they | wis |
Perfect
| I | have wised |
| you | have wised |
| he;she;it | has wised |
| we | have wised |
| you | have wised |
| they | have wised |
Past
| I | wised |
| you | wised |
| he;she;it | wised |
| we | wised |
| you | wised |
| they | wised |
Pluperfect
| I | had wised |
| you | had wised |
| he;she;it | had wised |
| we | had wised |
| you | had wised |
| they | had wised |
Future
| I | will wis |
| you | will wis |
| he;she;it | will wis |
| we | will wis |
| you | will wis |
| they | will wis |
Future Perfect
| I | will have wised |
| you | will have wised |
| he;she;it | will have wised |
| we | will have wised |
| you | will have wised |
| they | will have wised |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | wis |
| you | wis |
| he;she;it | wis |
| we | wis |
| you | wis |
| they | wis |
Perfect
| I | have wised |
| you | have wised |
| he;she;it | have wised |
| we | have wised |
| you | have wised |
| they | have wised |
Imperfect
| I | wised |
| you | wised |
| he;she;it | wised |
| we | wised |
| you | wised |
| they | wised |
Pluperfect
| I | had wised |
| you | had wised |
| he;she;it | had wised |
| we | had wised |
| you | had wised |
| they | had wised |
Conditional
Present
| I | would wis |
| you | would wis |
| he;she;it | would wis |
| we | would wis |
| you | would wis |
| they | would wis |
Perfect
| I | would have wised |
| you | would have wised |
| he;she;it | would have wised |
| we | would have wised |
| you | would have wised |
| they | would have wised |
Imperative
| you | wis |
| we | Let's wis |
| you | wis |
Verbs conjugated like 'wis'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'wis'
dis,
wig,
win,
wise,
wish,
wisp,
wiss,
wist,
wit,
aid,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From an incorrect division, mistaking iwis (“certain”) for I wis (“I know”). See ywis for more information. The German verb wissen may appear similar, but in fact corresponds etymologically to the English verb wit; both of those verbs ultimately descend from the same Proto-Indo-European root as this one.
Sample Sentences
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"The fire seven times tried this: / Seven times tried that judgement is, / That did never choose amiss. / Some there be that shadows kiss: / Such have but a shadow's bliss. / There be fools alive, I wis, / Silver'd o'er; and so was this. / I will ever be your head: / So be gone: you are sped." [c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ix]:]
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Howe'er you wis. [1850, Robert Browning, “(please specify the page)”, in Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day. A Poem, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC:]
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And oh, that I should see that star remote / Yet His near Glory miss / Whereto the sun itself and stars do float / As motes, I wis! [1889, Harriet McEwen Kimball, Poems, "In the Garden":]
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As sure as Heaven shall rescue me, / I have no thought what men they be; / Nor do I know how long it is / (For I have lain in fits, I wis) […] [1797, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “Christabel. Part I.”, in Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision: The Pains of Sleep, London: […] John Murray, […], by William Bulmer and Co. […], published 1816, →OCLC, page 8:]