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

wis

²

/ wɪs /

verb

1. archaic.
   to know or suppose (something)

Word History and Origins

Origin of wis¹

1500–10; by false analysis of iwis as I wis I know; wit ²

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times

“Spending money on surgeries for those that want to transition from male to female, I’m not for any of that,” said Rachel Rogstad, a retired registered nurse from Mount Pleasant, Wis., who was undecided in the weeks before the election.

From Los Angeles Times

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz went after Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and former President Trump’s biggest backer, with a profanity during a rally in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s less about us and more about them,” said Daniel Santos, a 36-year-old water company employee from Racine, Wis., who voted for former President Obama and Trump and has yet to make up his mind this time.

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Pleasant, Wis., with his two friends: a Harris voter and a former supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who would not say who will now get his vote.

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