Definition of Witness

1. Verb. Be a witness to. "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"

Specialized synonyms: Eyewitness
Generic synonyms: Watch
Derivative terms: Witnesser

2. Noun. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened.
Exact synonyms: Informant, Witnesser
Generic synonyms: Beholder, Observer, Perceiver, Percipient, Speaker, Talker, Utterer, Verbaliser, Verbalizer
Specialized synonyms: Attestant, Attester, Deponent, Deposer, Testifier
Derivative terms: Inform

3. Verb. Perceive or be contemporaneous with. "I want to see results"
Exact synonyms: Find, See
Related verbs: Discover, Find Out, Get A Line, Get Wind, Get Word, Hear, Learn, Pick Up, See, Find
Specialized synonyms: Catch
Generic synonyms: Experience, Go Through, See
Derivative terms: Finder

4. Noun. A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind). "Sky watchers discovered a new star"

5. Noun. Testimony by word or deed to your religious faith.
Specialized synonyms: Shahadah
Generic synonyms: Testimony

6. Noun. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature.
Exact synonyms: Attestant, Attestator, Attestor
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Signatory, Signer
Derivative terms: Attest

7. Noun. (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law.

Definition of Witness

1. n. Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.

2. v. t. To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.

3. v. i. To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify.

4. n. Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.

5. v. t. To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.

6. v. i. To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify.

Definition of Witness

1. Noun. Attestation of a fact or event; the quality of witting something. ¹

2. Noun. One who has a personal knowledge of something. ¹

3. Noun. Someone called to give evidence in a court. ¹

4. Noun. Something that serves as evidence; a sign. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To furnish proof of, to show. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To take as evidence. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To see, note, or gain knowledge of. ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive construed with '''to''' or '''for''') To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Witness

1. to see or know by personal experience [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Witness

withwinds
withwine
withy
withywind
withywinds
witing
witkop
witless
witlessly
witlessness
witlessnesses
witling
witlings
witloof
witloofs
witness (current term)
witness box
witness boxes
witness protection
witness stand
witness tampering
witnesse
witnessed
witnesser
witnessers
witnesses
witnessest
witnesseth
witnessing
witnessless

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