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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.
1. : attestation of a fact or event : testimony. 2. : one that gives evidence. specifically : one who testifies in a cause or before a judicial tribunal. 3. : one asked to be present at a transaction so as to be able to testify to its having taken place. 4. : one who has personal knowledge of something. 5. a.
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.
To witness something is to see, hear, sense, or know something, as in I witnessed our dog running out the door, but I didn’t see where she went. To witness is also to testify or give evidence, especially in a court of law.
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) to witness an accident/a murder/an attack. Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.
1 [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.
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.
