WISE UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Get wise to

Example:

They wised up to it

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "wise up" is one way to...):

discover; find out; get a line; get wind; get word; hear; learn; pick up; see (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Meaning:

Cause someone to become aware of something

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "wise up" is one way to...):

inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP