wise

/waɪz/ verb

Translation

wise up phrasal verb informal

› to start to understand the truth about a situation

farkına varmak, anlamak, öğrenmek

Employers are starting to wise up to the fact that people want flexible working hours.1121

(Definition of wise verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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