get wise

get·wise

uncommon

verb

1.

understand, usually after some initial difficulty

“She didn”

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get the picture

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Grammar

Verb: transitive or intransitive

verb
infinitive	get wise
3rd person	get wises
past	get wised
present participle	get wising
past participle	get wised

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Nearby words

get under one's skin get up get weaving get well get wind get word get worse Geum Geum alleppicum strictum Geum canadense

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