HyperDic English GET W ... get wise

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English 1 sense of the expression *get wise*:
VERB	cognition	get wise, catch on, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it	understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Englishget wise: 1 sense verb 1, cognition
Meaning	understand, usually after some initial difficulty.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	catch on, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it
Broader	grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend	Get the meaning / meaning of something
Spanish	comprender, entender
Catalan	comprendre, entendre's

HyperDicEnglishGET W ... get wise