wise up

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wise up

verb wises up · wising up · wised up

informal, intransitive To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization. You might have thought that I was dumb / But I'm all wised up / Game's up, move on, why don't you get out of my hair

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verb to become informed

Español	ponerse sabio, espabilarse, espabilar

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@misc{wise_up_2026,
  title = {wise up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wise%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}