adj
Meaning 1
aware, knowledgeable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
witting
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈwɪtɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪtɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: W IH1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Done deliberately or intentionally
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A surname from German.
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noun
Meaning 4
Knowledge, awareness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of wit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective
Meaning 6
aware or knowing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a witting tool of the Communists
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Antonyms: unwitting
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
intentionally conceived
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a conscious effort to speak more slowly
- a conscious policy
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Synonyms: conscious
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History
Etymology
Participle adjective of wit.
Borrowed from German Witting. It could also be a variant of Whiting.
Partly from Old Norse vitand, partly from the present participle of wit.