witness

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.

2. 2intransitive verb

   That which furnishes evidence or proof.

3. 3intransitive verb

   One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness.

4. 4intransitive verb

   One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts.

5. 5intransitive verb

   One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.

6. 6transitive verb

   To See or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.

7. 7transitive verb

   To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest.

8. 8transitive verb

   To See the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify.

10. 10noun

    testimony by word or deed to your religious faith

11. 11noun

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

    "the spectators applauded the performance"

    "television viewers"

    Synonyms

    lookerspectatorviewerwatcher
12. 12noun

    someone who sees an event and reports what happened

    Synonyms

    informantwitnesser
13. 13noun

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

    Synonyms

    attestantattestatorattestor
14. 14noun

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

15. 15verb

    be a witness to

    "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"

16. 16verb

    perceive or be contemporaneous with

    "We found Republicans winning the offices"

    "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"

    Synonyms

    findsee