how to pronounce wit

/ˈwɪt/

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wit is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of wit in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… I saw the wit wrote a letter to her to …”

meanings of wit

noun:

Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
Intelligence; common sense.
The senses.
Sanity.
A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
Initialism of waterfowl identification test.
Humour, especially when clever or quick.
The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.

verb:

Know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).

preposition:

Pronunciation spelling of with.

wit frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word wit occurs in english on average 10.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.