witness

/wˈɪtnəs/

/ˈwɪtnəs/

to witness

MAIN VERB

to see an act of crime or an accident

perceive or be contemporaneous with

synonyms : find

Witness

a person who sees an event, especially a criminal scene

synonyms : informant

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

synonyms : looker

testimony by word or deed to your religious faith

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

synonyms : attestant

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

Examples

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.