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hear vs wise up

wise up vs hear

hear and wise up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hear No No Yes No
wise up No No Yes No
As verbs, wise up is a hyponym of hear; that is, wise up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hear:
  • hear: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
  • wise up: get wise to
Other hyponyms of hear include get the goods, catch, trip up, ascertain.
hear (verb) wise up (verb)
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally get wise to
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense cause someone to become aware of something
receive a communication from someone
listen and pay attention
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
Difference between hear and wise up

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