to wit

Meaning

1. you use to wit when you are about to be more exact about sth that you have just referred to

   Pilot error, to wit failure to follow procedures, was the cause of the accident.

In the movies · 78

• the wit of Shakespeare...Bohemian Rhapsody2018
• Thy wits the heavens restore!Twelfth Night2012
• I dazzled him with my wits.10 Things I Hate About You1999
• In the battle of wits, you, sir, are unarmed.The Three Musketeers2011
• She has your wits.Enola Holmes2020
• Oh, I was scared out of my wits.Blackfish2013
• But it's our wits that make us men.Braveheart1995
• - Dean Witter. - Yes, hi.The Pursuit of Happyness2006

Learn it in full scenes

• Twelfth Night2012
  • Orsino's Speech on Music and Love
  • Viola Disguises Herself as a Man
  • Sir Andrew Boasts About Dancing
• Enola Holmes2020
  • Enola Confronts Her Brothers
  • Enola Decodes Her Mother's Message
  • Enola Hides on the Train

From the same entry

• be at your wits' end
• be frightened out of your wits
• have your wits about you
• live by your wits