to wit
adverb
tə-ˈwit 
: that is to say : namely
Synonyms
- namely
- scilicet
- videlicet
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Example Sentences
if we keep spending money like it's water, we're sure to end up in the same place as it often does, to wit, down the drain
Recent Examples on the Web This region is linked to wit, adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. 
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Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 3 Jan. 2020 This region is linked to wit, adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 3 Jan. 2020 This region is linked to wit, adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 3 Jan. 2020 This region is linked to wit, adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 3 Jan. 2020 This region is linked to wit, adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 3 Jan. 2020 This region is linked to wit, adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 3 Jan. 2020 The pandemic has laid bare just how truly ableist society’s machinations are; to wit, did no one in Washington DC foresee disabled people needing accommodation when developing Covid tests? Steven Aquino, Forbes, 24 June 2022 This region is linked to wit, adaptability, and social skills, revealing an individual's strategic mind and resourcefulness. Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 3 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English to witen, literally, to know — more at wit
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
to wit
adverb
as in namely
that is to say if we keep spending money like it's water, we're sure to end up in the same place as it often does, to wit, down the drain Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- namely
- scilicet
- videlicet
- especially
- specifically
- particularly
- specially
- expressly