to wit

1. 1.

   as follows

   Synonymsnamelyviz.that is to sayvidelicet

Questions about to wit

What does to wit mean?

to wit means "as follows".

What is another word for to wit?

Close synonyms include namely, viz., that is to say, videlicet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is to wit a common word?

to wit is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.