witting
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈwɪtɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: Participle adjective of wit.
- aware, knowledgeable
“Sometimes the committing authority, who is usually located in the United States, is the only person who is witting of the CIA officer's true affiliation.”
- Done deliberately or intentionally
name
Etymology: Borrowed from German Witting. It could also be a variant of Whiting.
- A surname from German.
noun
Etymology: Partly from Old Norse vitand, partly from the present participle of wit.
- Knowledge, awareness.
“Howbeit, as great is growyng, if we suffer thys yong king in our enemies hande, which without his witting might abuse the name of his commandement, to ante of our knowing, which thing God and good provision forbid.”
“All such particular sums of money which he hath levied or lawfully might have levied to his witting or knowledge within his bailiwick, as part or parcel, […]”
verb
Etymology: Participle adjective of wit.
- present participle and gerund of wit