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- Dictionarywit·ness/ˈwitnəs/
noun
- 1. a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place: "police are appealing for witnesses to the accident" Similar
- 2. evidence; proof: "the memorial service was witness to the wide circle of his interest" Similar
verb
- 1. see (an event, typically a crime or accident) take place: "a bartender who witnessed the murder" Similar
- 2. have knowledge of (an event or change) from personal observation or experience: "what we are witnessing is the birth of a new political entity"
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to see something happen, especially an accident or crime: Did anyone witness the attack? They were staying in the capital at the time of the riots and witnessed several street battles. [ + -ing verb ] He arrived home just in time to witness his brother be ing taken away by the police. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to see something.
The meaning of WITNESS is attestation of a fact or event : testimony. How to use witness in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Witness.
someone who is asked to be present at a particular event and sign their name in order to prove that things have been done correctly: He signed the treaty in the presence of two witnesses. They were married a year after they first met, with two friends acting as witnesses. Fewer examples.
noun. an individual who, being present, personally sees or perceives a thing; a beholder, spectator, or eyewitness. a person or thing that affords evidence. a person who gives testimony, as in a court of law. a person who signs a document attesting the genuineness of its execution.
1. To see or know by personal experience: witness a robbery; witness the birth of a new nation. 2. a. To provide or serve as evidence of: The child's laughter witnessed her delight. b. To consider as an example. Often used in the imperative: Even a widespread species can go extinct. Witness the passenger pigeon. 3.
see something. [transitive] witness something to see something happen (typically a crime or an accident) She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed. Police have asked for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them. The novel is based on an event that he himself had witnessed.
to show that something is true; to provide evidence for something. His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment. Definition of witness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of witness. Wiktionary. Synonyms: betokened. indicated. marked. argued. attested. bespoke. certified. vouched. sworn. deposed. seen. beheld. observed. endorsed. signed. Antonyms: participated. denied. refuted. Witnessed Sentence Examples. I'd witnessed his reaction the prior night.
verb (used with object) to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident. Synonyms: note, notice, mark, watch, perceive. to be present at (an occurrence) as a formal witness, spectator, bystander, etc.: She witnessed our wedding.
If you say that a place, period of time, or person witnessed a particular event or change, you mean that it happened in that place, during that period of time, or while that person was alive.
