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Witting

//ˈwɪtɪŋ// adj, name, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
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."
2
Done deliberately or intentionally

Adjective

1
aware or knowing wordnet
2
intentionally conceived wordnet

Proper Noun

1
A surname from German.

Noun

1
Knowledge, awareness. obsolete, uncountable
"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."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of wit form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

Partly from Old Norse vitand, partly from the present participle of wit.

Etymology 2

Participle adjective of wit.

Etymology 3

Participle adjective of wit.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from German Witting. It could also be a variant of Whiting.

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