noun
Sanity.
He's gone completely out of his wits.
The senses.
Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say.
The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
My father had a quick wit and a steady hand.
Intelligence; common sense.
The opportunity was right in front of you, and you didn't even have the wit to take it!
I gif the witt, I gif the strenght, / of all thou sees, of brede & lengthe; / thou shall be wonder wise. / Myrth and Ioy to haue at will, / All thi likyng to fulfill, / and dwell in paradise.
verb
To know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).
You committed terrible actions — to wit, murder and theft — and should be punished accordingly.
They are meddling in matters that men should not wit of.
prep
Pronunciation spelling of with.