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Definition of Witness
1. Verb. Be a witness to. "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
2. Noun. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened.
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"
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"
Generic synonyms: Beholder, Observer, Perceiver, Percipient
Specialized synonyms: Browser, Bystander, Cheerer, Eyewitness, Gawker, Motion-picture Fan, Moviegoer, Ogler, Looker-on, Onlooker, Playgoer, Theatergoer, Theatregoer, Rubberneck, Rubbernecker, Spy, Starer, Peeper, Peeping Tom, Voyeur
Derivative terms: Look, Spectate, View, Watch, Watch
5. Noun. Testimony by word or deed to your religious faith.
6. Noun. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature.
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.
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Specialized synonyms: Adverse Witness, Hostile Witness, Character Witness, Expert Witness, Lay Witness, Material Witness
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]