witness

/wˈɪtnəs/

/ˈwɪtnəs/

to witness

MAIN VERB

être témoin de

to see an act of crime or an accident

Witness

témoin

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

Exemples

1. The farmer witnessed the birth of a baby calf in the barn.

2. The prosecutor will call the witness to the stand.

3. The journalist interviewed witnesses to gather firsthand news about the incident.

4. The witness was clearly lying through his teeth.