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- US Pronunciation
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- [wit]
- /wɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wit]
- /wɪt/
Definitions of wost word
- idioms wost to wit, that is to say; namely: It was the time of the vernal equinox, to wit, the beginning of spring. 1
- noun wost (archaic) Archaic second-person singular form of wit. 1
- verb wost (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of wit. 0
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Origin of wost
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English witen, Old English witan; cognate with Dutch weten, German wissen, Old Norse vita, Gothic witan to know; akin to Latin vidēre, Greek ideîn to see, Sanskrit vidati (he) knows. See wot
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Parts of speech for Wost
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wost popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.