English Explanatory Dictionary

wist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of wit.
verb
  1. To know, be aware of.

Pronunciation

/wɪst/

Word forms

wist wists wisting wisted

Etymology

Past indicative of wit: from Old English witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate with Dutch weten, German wissen, Swedish veta, and Latin videō (“to see”). Compare guide.

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