witting
/ˈwɪtɪŋ/
witting noun: knowledge, awareness. Also the present participle and gerund of wit.
Noun
witting (uncountable)
- 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.1600, John Stow, The Annales of England, page 728
- 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, […]1758, Philip Carteret Webb ·, A State of Facts in Defence of His Majesty's Right to Certain Fee-Farm Rents in the County of Norfolk, page 91
Adjective
witting (comparative more witting, superlative most witting)
- 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.2011, James M. Olson, Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying
- Done deliberately or intentionally
Proper noun capitalized: Witting
Witting (plural Wittings)
- A surname from German.
Also used as
witting is also the present participle and gerund of wit.
Examples of witting in a sentence
- He received holy water, but no holy bread to his witting.1849, Charles Eyre, The History of St. Cuthbert, page 204:
- I have seen Sir Tristram fight, said Sir Palamides, but never Sir Launcelot to my witting.1897, Sir Thomas Malory, Sir Edward Strachey, Le Morte Darthur:
Antonyms of witting
Forms of witting
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more witting |
| superlative | most witting |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Wittings |
Origin of witting
Partly from Old Norse vitand, partly from the present participle of wit.
Participle adjective of wit.
Borrowed from German Witting. It could also be a variant of Whiting.
Words formed from witting
Words that rhyme with witting
Questions about witting
- What does witting mean?
- Witting means knowledge, awareness.
- How do you use witting in a sentence?
- He received holy water, but no holy bread to his witting.
- What part of speech is witting?
- Witting can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce witting?
- Witting is pronounced /ˈwɪtɪŋ/.
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