This meaning refers collectively to a person's capacity to think, understand, judge, and solve problems.
He used his wits to solve the problem.
The challenge tested their wits.
This meaning emphasizes alertness, calm judgment, and quick resourceful thinking in a difficult situation.
She kept her wits during the emergency.
You will need all your wits to escape.
In idiomatic expressions, wits can refer to sanity, emotional control, or one's normal ability to think clearly.
The constant noise nearly drove her out of her wits.
He was frightened out of his wits.
This literary meaning refers to people admired for intelligence, verbal cleverness, or humorous conversation.
The café attracted writers and wits.
The court was filled with poets and wits.
