wis

¹ American  

[wis] / wɪs /

verb (used with or without object)

Archaic.

1. to know.

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Wis. ² American  

Or Wisc

abbreviation

1. Wisconsin.

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Wis. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Wisconsin

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wis ² British  

/ wɪs /

verb

1. archaic to know or suppose (something)

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Etymology

Origin of wis

1500–10; by false analysis of iwis as I wis I know; wit ²

Example Sentences

After closing Cadence, they moved back west and settled in New Glarus, Wis., a village about 30 miles from Madison.

From The Wall Street Journal

OSHKOSH, Wis.—Peter and Lisa Smith sit inside a fishing shanty on the frozen waters of Lake Winnebago and stare for hours into the murky depths.

From The Wall Street Journal

The award-winning, New York-based agency Droga5 in the spring of 2016 introduced an ad campaign for the sausage brand Johnsonville that it said was created by flying a cohort of its employees to Sheboygan Falls, Wis., to interview workers at the client.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other municipalities, too, have filed lawsuits alleging collusion among fire-engine makers, including the city of La Crosse, Wis., and Augusta, Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal

MADISON, Wis. — Can a team be in crisis just a handful of games into conference play?

From Los Angeles Times