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wis

1

[ wis ]

verb (used with or without object)

Archaic.
  1. to know.


Wis.

2
or Wisc

abbreviation for

  1. Wisconsin.

Wis.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Wisconsin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

wis

2

/ wɪs /

verb

  1. archaic.
    to know or suppose (something)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wis1

1500–10; by false analysis of iwis as I wis I know; wit 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wis1

C17: a form derived from iwis , mistakenly interpreted as I wis I know, as if from Old English witan to know
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Example Sentences

A Southern California man who was in contact with the Madison, Wis., school shooter allegedly was plotting to attack a government building, according to records and media reports.

The hearing is scheduled for April 22, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wis. If the judge decides that producers violated the law, he or she can order make-whole remedies to “undo the harm created by unfair labor practices,” including retroactive payment for employees.

Born in blue-collar Madison, Wis., in 1940, Cole moved to Los Angeles as a young, starving actor in 1963, he said in a 2018 podcast interview.

James Steven Abrahams was born May 10, 1944, in Shorewood, Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee.

Bode, who began using a wheelchair at age 11 after a car accident, saw “Wicked” onstage as a preteen when her mom surprised her with tickets to a touring production near her hometown of Mazomanie, Wis.

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