wit

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wit /wɪt/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: 'knowledge, intelligence']
1. AMUSING [uncountable] the ability to say things that are clever and amusing:
a woman of great wit and charm
quick/dry/sharp etc wit
His sharp wit had them all smiling.
2. AMUSING PERSON [countable] someone who is able to say clever and amusing things
3. wits [plural] your ability to think quickly and make the right decisions:
Alone and penniless, I was forced to live on my wits.
keep/have your wits about you (=be ready to think quickly and do what is necessary in a difficult situation)
4. frighten/scare/terrify somebody out of their wits informal to frighten someone very much:
I was terrified out of my wits at the very idea.
5. gather/collect/recover etc your wits to make yourself think about what you are going to do next after you have been surprised by something:
I felt helpless, but tried to gather my wits.
6. pit your wits against somebody to compete against someone in a test of knowledge or intelligence
7. be at your wits’ end to be very upset and not know what to do, because you have tried everything possible to solve a problem
8. have the wit to do something formal to be clever enough to know the right thing to do:
Thankfully, Reid had the wit to see what was wrong with the plan.
9. not be beyond the wit of somebody formal not be too difficult for someone to do:
It’s surely not beyond the wit of man to come up with a solution.
10. to wit old use formal used to introduce additional information which makes it clear exactly who or what you are talking about SYN namely:
This does not stop me giving you a little treat. To wit, an invitation to dine at Brown’s.
⇨ battle of wits at ↑battle¹(5), ⇨ ↑half-wit, ⇨ live by your wits at ↑live¹(15), ⇨ ↑outwit, ↑quick-witted, ↑witty

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◎	[wit]
※	danh từ, số nhiều wits
	■	sự hóm hỉnh, tài dí dỏm
		☆	a journalist much admired for het wit
			một nhà báo được ngưỡng mộ nhiều về đầu óc dí dỏm
	■	người hóm hỉnh, người có tài dí dỏm
	■	(số nhiều) sự hiểu nhanh; trí thông minh
		☆	he hadn't the wits enough to realize the danger
			anh ta không đủ nhanh trí để nhận ra sự nguy hiểm
		☆	out of one's wits
			điên, mất trí khôn; thần hồn nát thần tính, quá sợ
	■	(số nhiều) mưu kế
		☆	to live by one's wits
			dùng tài xoay để sống, xoay xở để sống từng bữa
	〆	at one's wits' end
		✓	vô phương kế; bí
	〆	collect/gather one's wits
		✓	trấn tĩnh lại
	〆	to keep/have one's wits about one
		✓	giữ bình tĩnh; cảnh giác
	〆	to wit
		✓	tức là, nghĩa là
			☆	he'll leave at the end of term, to wit 30 July
				anh ta sẽ ra đi lúc cuối học kỳ, nghĩa là vào ngày 30 tháng 7
	〆	wit and wisdom
		✓	thông minh sắc sảo
※	động từ
	■	(từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) biết

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wag, card, brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness