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The correct spelling is wit.
How to pronounce wit
/wɪt/
nounIPA: /wɪt/
Say it like: Wit
The correct spelling is wit. (now usually in the plural) Sanity. For example: "He's gone completely out of his wits."
Usage Examples
“He's gone completely out of his wits.”
“Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say.”
“My father had a quick wit and a steady hand.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(now usually in the plural) Sanity.
- 2.(obsolete usually in the plural) The senses.
- 3.Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
- 4.The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
- 5.Intelligence; common sense.
verb
- 1.Know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).
preposition
- 1.Against.
- 2.In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
- 3.In addition to; as an accessory to.
- 4.Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
- 5.In support of.
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