witness
verb (used with object)
to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception.
witnessing
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present participleof witness.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Combined with other observations, including its exceptionally high temperature, the measurements led the researchers to conclude that they were witnessing a star being ripped apart and swallowed by a black hole.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
But the experience will not be similar to witnessing a total eclipse.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
But this will only be in the areas witnessing a total eclipse - like Spain - and not in the UK where only a partial eclipse will be witnessed.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“We are witnessing one of the most dynamic moments in modern construction history,” Leslie Duke, CEO of engineering, architecture and construction company Burns & McDonnell, wrote in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
What we need is a form of hindsight that does not impose itself arbitrarily on the mentality of the revolutionary generation, does not presume that we are witnessing the birth of an inevitable American superpower.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
