Wit vs Git - What's the difference?

wit | git |

As nouns the difference between wit and git

is that wit is sanity while git is a contemptible person.

As verbs the difference between wit and git

is that wit is know, be aware of construed with of when used intransitively while git is to get.

As a preposition wit

is {{en-SoE}} an alternative spelling of lang=en.

wit

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) . Compare (m).

Noun

(en noun)

Sanity.

The senses.

Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.

The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.

Intelligence; common sense.

Humour, especially when clever or quick.

, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;

A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* brevity is the soul of wit * collect one's wits * gather one's wits * have one’s wits about one * inwit * mother wit * native wit * scare out of one’s wits * witcraft * witful * witless * witling * witter * wittol * witticism

Etymology 2

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . Compare (m).

Verb

(head)

(ambitransitive, chiefly, archaic) Know, be aware of .

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.

* 1849 , , St. Luke the Painter , lines 5–8

but soon having wist

How sky-breadth and field-silence and this day

Are symbols also in some deeper way,

She looked through these to God and was God’s priest.

Conjugation

{, , - , valign="top" , {, class="prettytable" , - ! Infinitive , to wit , - ! Imperative , wit , - ! Present participle , witting , - ! Past participle , wist , } , valign="top" , {, class="prettytable" , - ! ! Present indicative ! Past indicative , - ! First-person singular , I wot , I wist , - ! Second-person singular , thou wost, wot(test) (archaic); you wot , thou wist(est) (archaic), you wist , - ! Third-person singular , he/she/it wot , he/she/it wist , - ! First-person plural , we wit(e) , we wist , - ! Second-person plural , ye wit(e) (archaic); you wit(e) , ye wist (archaic), you wist , - ! Third-person plural , they wit(e) , they wist , } , }

Usage notes

* As a preterite-present verb, the third-person singular indicative form is not .

Derived terms

* to wit * unwitting * witness

Etymology 3

From English with.

Preposition

(head)

(en-SoE)

Anagrams

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git

English

Alternative forms

* get

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , related to beget. (from Online Etymology Dictionary)

Noun

(en noun)

(British, slang, pejorative) A contemptible person.

(British, slang, pejorative) A silly, incompetent, stupid, annoying or childish person.

Usage notes

* 'Git' is usually used as an insult, more severe than twit but less severe than a true profanity like wanker or arsehole, and may often be used affectionately between friends. 'Get' can also be used, with a subtle change of meaning. 'You cheeky get!' is slightly less harsh than 'You cheeky git!'. * 'Git' is frequently used in conjunction with another word to achieve a more specific meaning. For instance a "smarmy git" refers to a person of a slimy, ingratiating disposition; a "jammy git" would be a person with undeserved luck. The phrase "grumpy old git", denoting a cantankerous old man, is used with particular frequency. * In parts of northern , 'get' is still used in preference to 'git'. In the Republic of Ireland, 'get', rather than 'git' is used. * The word has been ruled by the .

Verb

(gitt)

(Appalachian, Southern US, AAVE) To get.

(Appalachian, Southern US, AAVE) To leave.

Etymology 2

Noun

(en noun)

(channel in metal casting)

Anagrams

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