- present participle of wit.
witting
Example Sentences
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An agent is a paid and witting spy; he formally, sometimes covertly, works for a foreign government.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025
“We expect financial institutions will undertake every effort to ensure that they are not witting or unwitting facilitators of circumvention and evasion,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement announcing the order.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
And even though she’s the one holding the card, you could be on the hook too as a witting beneficiary of her actions.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022
A witting asset is a person or entity who knows that there is a foreign power working in their interest.
From Salon ● May 22, 2019
I have seen Sir Tristram fight, said Sir Palomides, but never Sir Launcelot to my witting.
From Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Sir Thomas Malory