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wijs meaning in English

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wijs bijvoeglijk naamwoord

level-headed(possessing sound judgement)
adjective
[UK: ˌlevl ˈhe.dɪd] [US: ˌlevl ˈhe.dɪd]

lush [lusher, lushest](amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked)
adjective
[UK: lʌʃ] [US: ˈləʃ]

profound [profounder, profoundest](intellectually deep)
adjective
[UK: prə.ˈfaʊnd] [US: proˈfaʊnd]

sage(wise)
adjective
[UK: seɪdʒ] [US: ˈseɪdʒ]

smart [smarter, smartest](exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books)
adjective
[UK: smɑːt] [US: ˈsmɑːrt]

wise [wiser, wisest](showing good judgement)
adjective
[UK: waɪz] [US: ˈwaɪz]

witty [wittier, wittiest](possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɪ.ti] [US: ˈwɪ.ti]

wijs substantief
{f} {m}

tune [tunes]noun
[UK: tjuːn] [US: ˈtuːn]

wijs substantief
{f}

grammatical mood(in grammar, type of the relationship)
noun
[UK: ɡrə.ˈmæ.tɪk.l̩ muːd] [US: ɡrə.ˈmæ.tək.l̩ ˈmuːd]

mode [modes](in music)
noun
[UK: məʊd] [US: moʊd]

wijsbegeerte substantief
{f}

philosophy [philosophies](the pursuit of wisdom)
noun
[UK: fɪ.ˈlɒ.sə.fi] [US: fə.ˈlɑː.sə.fi]

wijselijk bijwoord

wisely(in a wise manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈwaɪz.li] [US: ˈwaɪz.li]

wijsgeer substantief
{m}

philosopher [philosophers](person devoted to studying philosophy)
noun
[UK: fɪ.ˈlɒ.sə.fə(r)] [US: fə.ˈlɑː.sə.fər]

wijsgerig bijvoeglijk naamwoord

philosophical(of or pertaining to philosophy)
adjective
[UK: ˌfɪ.lə.ˈsɒ.fɪk.l̩] [US: ˌfɪ.lə.ˈsɑː.fɪk.l̩]

wijsheid substantief
{f}

sagacity(quality of being sage)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈɡæ.sɪ.ti] [US: sə.ˈɡæ.sɪ.ti]

wisdom [wisdoms](element of personal character)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪz.dəm] [US: ˈwɪz.dəm]

wijsheidstand substantief
{m}

wisdom tooth [wisdom teeth](rearmost molar in humans)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪz.dəm tuːθ] [US: ˈwɪz.dəm ˈtuːθ]

wijsneus substantief
{m} {f}

pedant [pedants](person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
noun
[UK: ˈpednt] [US: ˈpednt]

wijsneus substantief
{m}

clever dick(someone who considers they know everything and tries to impress with this)
noun

know-it-all [know-it-alls](someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject)
noun
[UK: nəʊ ɪt ɔːl] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈɪt ɔːl]

Wijssel eigennam

Vistula(Polish river)
proper noun
[UK: vˈɪstjʊlə] [US: vˈɪstʃələ]

wijsvinger substantief
{m}

forefinger [forefingers](first finger next to the thumb)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.fɪŋ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr.ˌfɪŋ.ɡər]

's lands wijs phrase

when in Rome, do as the Romans do(behave as those around do)
phrase
[UK: wen ɪn rəʊm duː əz ðə ˈrəʊ.mənz duː] [US: hwen ɪn roʊm ˈduː ˈæz ðə ˈroʊ.mənz ˈduː]

-erwijs

-ly(used to form adverbs from adjectives)
[UK: ˈlaɪ] [US: ˈlaɪ]

aantonende wijs substantief
{m}

indicative(the indicative mood)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈdɪk.ə.tɪv] [US: ˌɪn.ˈdɪk.ə.tɪv]

indicative moodnoun
[UK: ɪn.ˈdɪk.ə.tɪv muːd] [US: ˌɪn.ˈdɪk.ə.tɪv ˈmuːd]

aanvoegende wijs substantief
{m}

subjunctive moodnoun
[UK: səb.ˈdʒʌŋk.tɪv muːd] [US: səb.ˈdʒʌŋk.tɪv ˈmuːd]

aanwijsbaar bijvoeglijk naamwoord

sensible(easily perceived, appreciable)
adjective
[UK: ˈsen.səb.l̩] [US: ˈsen.səb.l̩]

afstandsonderwijs substantief
{n}

distance learning(education obtained remotely)
noun
[UK: ˈdɪ.stəns ˈlɜːn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈdɪ.stəns ˈlɝːn.ɪŋ]

basisonderwijs substantief
{n}

primary education(basic schooling)
noun
[UK: ˈpraɪ.mə.ri ˌe.dʒʊˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈpraɪ.ˌme.ri ˌe.dʒəˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]

betalingsbewijs substantief
{n}

receipt [receipts](written acknowledgement)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈsiːt] [US: rə.ˈsiːt]

bewijs substantief

verification [verifications](math: verification of an equation)
noun
[UK: ˌve.rɪ.fɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌve.rə.fəˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]

vindication(justification of a claim or belief)
noun
[UK: ˌvɪn.dɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌvɪn.dəˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]

bewijs substantief
{n}

credence(credential or supporting material for a person or claim)
noun
[UK: ˈkriːdns] [US: ˈkriː.dəns]

evidence [evidences](facts or observations presented in support of an assertion)
noun
[UK: ˈe.vɪ.dəns] [US: ˈe.və.dəns]

proof [proofs](any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth)
noun
[UK: pruːf] [US: ˈpruːf]

bewijs leveren werkwoord

prove [proved, proven, proving, proves](to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for)
verb
[UK: pruːv] [US: ˈpruːv]

bewijs uit het ongerijmde substantief
{n}

proof by contradiction(proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation)
noun

bewijsbaar bijvoeglijk naamwoord

provable(of a statement or hypothesis, that can be proven)
adjective
[UK: ˈpruː.vəb.l̩] [US: ˈpruː.vəb.l̩]

bewijskrachtig bijvoeglijk naamwoord

evidential(of or providing evidence)
adjective
[UK: ˌe.vɪ.ˈden.ʃəl] [US: ˌe.vɪ.ˈden.ʃəl]

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