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to weet

to weet

1 9.9
To know or be aware of something
  • verb
  • /wiːt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : saber
  • I weet the truth about the situation.

Examples

  • Few in the village weet the true story behind the old legend.

  • If you weet the answer, speak it plainly and without fear.

  • He did not weet the danger that awaited him.

  • Do you weet what I mean?

  • I weet that the sun rises in the east.

  • Do you weet the answer to this riddle?

  • Long ago, people believed that to weet was to possess wisdom.

Synonyms

to know
vsto weet
∞ 1.0

To have information about something

is archaic and means the same but in older language
to wot
vsto weet
  • Archaic
9.9

To know about something in old writing

is archaic but not mainly used in literary style
to wist
vsto weet
  • Archaic
9.9

Knew or was aware of something in the past

is present-tense and names current awareness rather than past

How Certain

to weet
  • Archaic
1 9.9
to believe
∞ 1.0
to think
∞ 1.0
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

weet infinitive
weeting present participle
weets third person singular
wote past
wote past participle

Etymology

Weet as a verb comes from the same root as wit and simply meant 'to know' in older English. So to weet something was to be 'aware' of it, which explains the verb meaning today.