witting
noun/ˈwɪtɪŋ/
Etymology
Partly from Old Norse vitand, partly from the present participle of wit.
- derived from vitand
Definitions
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, […]
- He received holy water, but no holy bread to his 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.
Done deliberately or intentionally
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present participle and gerund of wit
A surname from German.
The neighborhood
- antonymunwitting
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for witting. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA