wot

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/ wɒt /

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verb Archaic.

first and third person singular present tense of wit².

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Origin of wot

Middle English woot,Old English wāt; cognate with German weiss,Old Norse veit,Gothic wait,Greek oîda, I have seen, I know, Sanskrit veda;see wit²

Words nearby wot

worth one's weight in gold, worth one's while, worthwhile, worthy, worthy of the name, wot, Wotan, wotcher, Wotton, Wouk, would

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How to use wot in a sentence

"The feelin' you 'ave in your 'eart for a father, wot's planted there by Providence," explained Jane.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Wot an inwalable boy thatll make for the old ladies pockets in chapels.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
Prisoner: Vorks along vith my father and mother—and lives vith my relations wot's perticler respectable.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
You should jest 'ear wot I 'ear, old pal.Let big pots make the round o' the pubs, and they won't talk that footy fal-lal.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 27, 1895|Various

I cannot indeed expect of another that he should so well as thee get to wot of this matter & tell me thereof.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson

British Dictionary definitions for wot

wot

/ (wɒt) /

verb

archaic, or dialect (used with I, she, he, it, or a singular noun) a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of wit 2

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