witness
- to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
- to be present at (an occurrence) as a formal witness, spectator, bystander, etc.: She witnessed our wedding.
- to bear witness to; testify to; give or afford evidence of.
- to attest by one's signature: He witnessed her will.
- to bear witness; testify; give or afford evidence.
- 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.
- testimony or evidence: to bear witness to her suffering.
- (initial capital letter) a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Origin of witness
Synonyms for witness
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signed, verified, alleged, validated, substantiated, warranted, sealed, certified, validExamples from the Web for witnessed
Contemporary Examples of witnessed
They witnessed and experienced the same types of abusive events, Fenner claims.
Chernon Bah, co-founder of A World at School, was alarmed by what she witnessed recently in Sierra Leone.
Old age is the saddest and rarest way to go; I witnessed it only once.
Instead, it would return European civilization back to a period of darkness not witnessed since the Middle Ages.
According to those who witnessed the transfusion, the effects of the antibodies were seemingly evident within hours.
Historical Examples of witnessed
Robert was not the only one who witnessed with indignation the captain's brutality.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
It was at this time that a very remarkable scene was witnessed in the House.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
All Americans have witnessed this idealism, and some for the first time.
For about five minutes it was the most frightful scene I have ever witnessed.
RidgewayScian Dubh
In this place I witnessed a new thing and had a strange experience.
Green MansionsW. H. Hudson
witness
- a person who has seen or can give first-hand evidence of some event
- a person or thing giving or serving as evidence
- a person who testifies, esp in a court of law, to events or facts within his own knowledge
- a person who attests to the genuineness of a document, signature, etc, by adding his own signature
- bear witness
- to give written or oral testimony
- to be evidence or proof ofRelated adjective: testimonial
- (tr) to see, be present at, or know at first hand
- to give or serve as evidence (of)
- (tr) to be the scene or setting ofthis field has witnessed a battle
- (intr) to testify, esp in a court of law, to events within a person's own knowledge
- (tr) to attest to the genuineness of (a document, signature, etc) by adding one's own signature
Word Origin for witness
Word Origin and History for witnessed
witness
witness
c.1300, from witness (n.). Related: Witnessed; witnessing.