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# How to pronounce "after wit" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/æftɛrwɪt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **af·ter·wit**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: Wisdom which comes after the event.
  - *Example*: "After wits are dearely bought, / Let thy fore-wit guide thy thought."
- **NOUN**: The lack of forethought.

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "after wit" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "I'm not going to attempt the more beautiful French version of this phrase, but the experience of thinking of the perfect thing to say, but too late. So James Joyce called it after wit, which is an old English word that I think we need to recess. I love it. We do need to resuscitate that."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 6:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wESq0JqBu68&t=366s)

### Example 2
> "I love it. We do need to resuscitate that. I have a lot of after wit. Yes. Yeah, I am plagued by after wit, so I'm hoping by the end of this call I'm going to feel a"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 6:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wESq0JqBu68&t=375s)

### Example 3
> "my emotional frequency. When I was pitching investors in your neighborhood, Matt, I was actually quite terrible at it in the beginning, plagued by after wit. And so I guess one thing that would have helped me then that I'm going to ask you now is what does good look like here?"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wESq0JqBu68&t=452s)

### Example 4
> "I have a lot of after wit. Yes. Yeah, I am plagued by after wit, so I'm hoping by the end of this call I'm going to feel a little bit less pain."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 6:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wESq0JqBu68&t=377s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [after](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/after), [wit](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/wit)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "after wit" correctly?
"after wit" is pronounced `/æftɛrwɪt/`. Syllable breakdown: **af·ter·wit**.

### What does "after wit" mean in context?
Wisdom which comes after the event.

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