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wise Wise WISE English Etymology en :inh enm:-wis<ety:inh<ang:-wīs>> 1 From en enm -wis -wise, from en ang -wīs -wise, from en gmw-pro *-wīs -wise, from en gem-pro *-wīsaz -wise, from en gem-pro *wīsaz wise, skilled, knowledgeable, related to ang wīs, ang wīse manner, way, fashion. Cognate with stq -wiese -wise, nl -wijs -wise, de -weise -wise, da -vis -wise, no -vis -wise, sv -vis -wise, yi ־ווײַז -wise. More at en wise way, manner. Pronunciation en /waɪz/ en en-us-wise.ogg US Suffix - - In the direction or orientation of. en The gaoler slowly turned the key clockwise. In the manner of. en You need to follow the instructions carefully; otherwise, the project may not turn out. en Contrariwise, it could be a good idea. In the matter of; with regard to. en This morning looks promising, weather-wise. en 1919 Saki The Toys of Peace The Penance 423 They had parents in India—that much Octavian had learned in the neighbourhood; the children, beyond grouping themselves garment-wise into sexes, a girl and two boys, carried their life-story no further on his behoof. en Come Fly with Me (1958 song) Come Fly With Me Frank Sinatra 1958 Weather-wise, it's such a lovely day en Harry Pearson London 2012 can legacy by verbing the noun w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/sep/01/sport-language-harry-pearson 2011-09-01 Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing. https://web.archive.org/web/20240922053101/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/sep/01/sport-language-harry-pearson en Brian Caulfield The reality is that there is no incentive tax-wise for Irish entrepreneurs w:Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/the-reality-is-that-there-is-no-incentive-tax-wise-for-irish-entrepreneurs/31396747.html 2015-07-22 [see title] https://web.archive.org/web/20230529123603/https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/the-reality-is-that-there-is-no-incentive-tax-wise-for-irish-entrepreneurs/31396747.html en Dheeraj Sharma Stereotypicality in Indian cinema is not a healthy trend w:Hindustan Times https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/stereotypicality-in-indian-cinema-is-not-a-healthy-trend/story-y6SG1xuOvBb0cZfWJpUg0H.html 2015-08-10 Finally, we presented the religion-wise and caste-wise description presented in Bollywood films to 150 school students. It was found that 94% felt that stereotypical representations were authentic. https://archive.ph/ej8DU 2018-07-08 One at a time, or one thing at a time. en Add the reagent dropwise to the solution. Usage notes The suffix -wise is particularly productive in Indian English. See for example en classwise, en datewise, en subjectwise. Derived terms en Related terms en -way, en -ways Translations in the direction or orientation of Arabic: ar بِاتِّجاه, ar مَع Hungarian: hu szerint, hu irányában, hu irányába, of a clock hu járása szerint, hu járásával egyezően/megegyezően Polish: pl -ie, pl -o Swedish: sv åt in the manner of Arabic: ar مِن جِهة Danish: da -vis Hungarian: hu -szerűen, hu -képpen, hu módjára, hu módon Norwegian: Bokmål: nb -vis Nynorsk: nn -vis Polish: pl -ie, pl -o in the matter of with regard to mean Danish: da -mæssig Finnish: fi suhteen German: de -mäßig Hungarian: hu terén, hu -lag, hu -leg, hu tekintetében, hu vonatkozásában, hu dolgában, hu illetően, hu illetőleg, hu kapcsán, hu kapcsolatban Polish: pl -ie, pl -o Spanish: es en cuanto a, es en lo que refiere a, es en términos de Swedish: sv -mässig Welsh: cy o ran one (thing) at a time German: de -weise Hungarian: hu -onként, hu -anként, hu -enként, hu -önként Japanese: ja ずつ zutsu Polish: pl -ie, pl -o Swedish: sv -vis Anagrams en eisw Siew wies en productive suffixes Old English Etymology From ang wīse manner, way, condition, direction. Pronunciation -wī̀se Suffix -wīse f forms nouns indicating the state or manner of or signifying a condition or direction ang riht<t:just, right> -wīse rihtwīse<t:righteousness, justice> ang cniht<t:boy, youth> -wīse cnihtwīse<t:boyishness> ang cyne-<t:public, nation, kindred> -wīse cynewīse<t:commonwealth, state> ang lēoþ<t:song, tune, poem> -wīse lēoþwīse<t:poetry, verse> ang bēag<t:ring, hoop, circle> -wīse bēagwīse<t:sphere, circular form> forms nouns meaning “custom” or “fashion” ang mynster<t:minister> -wīse mynsterwīse<t:monastic custom> ang fierd<t:militia> -wīse fierdwīse<t:military style> Suffix -wīse forms adverbs meaning “in the manner or fashion of” or “in the direction of”; -wise ang hyse<t:son, youth> -wīse hysewīse<t:like a young man> Declension -wīs