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I. wit [wɪt] N

1. wit no pl (humour):

wit
Witz m <-es> kein pl
wit
Geist m <-(e)s>
wit
Esprit m <-s> form
a flash of wit
ein Geistesblitz m
biting/dry wit
beißender/trockener Humor
to have a ready wit
schlagfertig sein

2. wit no pl (intelligence):

wit
Verstand m <-(e)s>
to be beyond the wit of sb
über jds Verstand [o. Horizont] [hinaus]gehen
to have the wit to do sth
Verstand genug haben, etw zu tun

3. wit (practical intelligence):

wits pl
geistige Fähigkeiten f
wits pl
Intelligenz f <-, -en> kein pl
battle of wits
geistiger Schlagabtausch
battle of wits
geistiges Kräftemessen
to be at one's wits' end
mit seiner Weisheit [o. seinem Latein] am Ende sein
to collect [or gather] one's wits
seine fünf Sinne zusammennehmen inf
to collect [or gather] one's wits
sich acc wieder besinnen
to frighten [or scare] sb out of his/her wits [or the wits out of sb]
jdn zu Tode erschrecken
to be frightened [or scared] out of one's wits
sich acc zu Tode ängstigen
to have/keep one's wits about one
seine fünf Sinne beisammen haben/zusammenhalten inf
to live [or survive] on one's wits
sich acc [mit Schläue] durchs Leben schlagen
to lose one's wits old
den Verstand verlieren
to need all one's wits about one
seine fünf Sinne zusammennehmen müssen inf
to pit one's wits against sb/sth
seinen Verstand an jdm/etw messen form

4. wit:

wit (funny person)
geistreiche Person inf
wit (funny person)
kluger Kopf
wit (astute person)
schlagfertige Person

II. wit [wɪt] VB intr form

to wit
nämlich
to wit
und zwar

ˈhalf-wit N pej

half-wit
Dummkopf m <-(e)s, -köpfe> pej
half-wit
Schwachkopf m <-(e)s, -köpfe> pej
half-wit
A a. Trottel m sl
half-wit
CH a. Depp m pej
Present
Iwit
youwit
he/she/itwits
wewit
youwit
theywit
Past
Iwitting
youwitting
he/she/itwitting
wewitting
youwitting
theywitting
Present Perfect
Ihavewist
youhavewist
he/she/ithaswist
wehavewist
youhavewist
theyhavewist
Past Perfect
Ihadwist
youhadwist
he/she/ithadwist
wehadwist
youhadwist
theyhadwist
See further verb tables