Witting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

aware or knowing

intentionally conceived

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

a witting tool of the Communists
a conscious effort to speak more slowly
a conscious policy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conscious

Antonyms

unwitting

Parts of Speech

adjective	aware or knowing “a witting tool of the Communists”
adjective	intentionally conceived “a conscious effort to speak more slowly”

Word Forms

consciousness

noun

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

witzig

bewusst oder wissend

🇫🇷French

en pensant

conscient ou sachant

🇪🇸Spanish

ingenioso

consciente o sabiendo

🇮🇹Italian

consapevole

consapevole o sapendo

🇳🇱Dutch

weten

bewust of wetend

🇵🇹Portuguese

sabendo

ciente ou sabendo

🇷🇺Russian

сознавая

осознающий или знающий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुद्धिमता

जागरूक या जानने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

বুদ্ধি

সচেতন বা জানা

🇮🇳Tamil

புத்திசாலித்தனம்

தெரியும் அல்லது அறிந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలివిగల

తెలుసుకోవడం లేదా తెలుసుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

बुद्धी

जागरूक किंवा जाणून घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બુદ્ધિ

વાકેફ અથવા જાણવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬುದ್ದಿವಂತಿಕೆ

ಅರಿವು ಅಥವಾ ತಿಳಿವಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബുദ്ധിയുള്ള

അറിഞ്ഞു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അറിയുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁੱਧੀ

ਜਾਣੂ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوشیار

آگاہ یا جاننے والا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

知悉

意识到或知道

🇯🇵Japanese

機知に富んだ

知っている、または知っている

🇰🇷Korean

알면서 하는

알고 있거나 알고 있거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiểu biết

nhận thức hoặc biết

🇹🇭Thai

มีไหวพริบ

ตระหนักรู้หรือรู้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sengaja

sadar atau mengetahui

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatawa

nalalaman o nalalaman

🇲🇾Malay

cerdik pandai

sedar atau mengetahui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذكي

علم أو معرفة

🇮🇷Persian

هوشمندانه

آگاه یا دانستن

🇹🇷Turkish

akıllı

farkında ya da biliyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוכמה

מודע או יודע

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The primary meaning of 'witting' is 'aware or knowing'.

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