wisely
part of speech
adverb (wisely, more wisely, most wisely)
meaning for a pupil
1) Wisely means in a wise, sensible way, using good judgement. tree →
2) «Wisely» can also comment on a whole action, saying it was a good choice: «Wisely, she wore a helmet.» tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories wise characters (an owl, a grandmother, a king) act or speak wisely. In everyday life and safety lessons it praises good choices: spending money wisely, using time wisely, choosing friends wisely. Phrases: «choose wisely», «spend wisely», «use your time wisely», «nod wisely».
examples
- Spend your pocket money wisely. tree →
- Use your time wisely during the test. tree →
- Wisely, he stayed away from the deep water. tree →
- The old owl nodded wisely. tree →
- She chose her words wisely so she would not hurt anyone. tree →
- We wisely packed raincoats, and it did rain. tree →
- Think before you act, and act wisely. tree →
- The king ruled the land wisely and fairly. tree →
- The Prince and Princess rule the land well and wisely. tree →
note
Adverb from «wise» (wise, wiser, wisest). The noun is «wisdom». Being wise is not the same as being clever: a clever person knows a lot; a wise person makes good decisions about life.
In the corpora
- Saving some pocket money and spending some wisely stops it running out all at once.
- Saving some pocket money and spending some wisely means it does not run out all at once.
- With pocket money, save some and spend some wisely; money runs out if you spend it all at once.
- Save some of your pocket money and spend some wisely, because money runs out if you spend it all at once.
- The king's favour is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; but his wrath striketh him that dealeth shamefully.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wisely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.