wises up
Finally gets it
To wise up is to become aware of something you were naive or ignorant about, often something you should have recognized sooner: She finally wised up and left him.
It can also be a command to stop being foolish: Wise up—they're playing you.
- acknowledgesConfirms awareness of something
- realizesComes to understand
- sees the lightGains sudden understanding
- comprehendsMentally takes in
- learnsGains new knowledge
gets the picture · gets a clue · adjusts · understands · corrects · grasps · catches on · deduces · recognizes · notices · wakes up · modifies · adapts · discerns · improves · evolves · gets it · enlightens
awareness/understanding
wises uptunes out
Ceases to attend
zones out · blanks out · loses touch · misses the point · forgets
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