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Also be wise to. See through the deception of; also, become aware of. For example, It took a while, but she finally got wise to Fred's lies, or I'm wise to the fact that her clothes come from a thrift shop. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Shinju | | sheen-joo | Japanese |
Egill | | - | Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic |
Saibh | | SIEV | Irish |
Livnat | | - | Hebrew |
Leyla | | - | Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, English (Modern) |
'Elifelet | | - | Biblical Hebrew |