witness

Plural: witnesses

Noun

• someone who sees an event and reports what happened
• a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
• 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
• (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
• Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.
• One who sees or has personal knowledge of something.
• Someone called to give evidence in a court.
• One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.
• Something that serves as evidence; a sign or token.

Verb

Verb Forms: witnessed, witnessing, witnesses

• To see, experience, or attest to something firsthand.
• be a witness to
  • "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
• perceive or be contemporaneous with
• To furnish proof of, to show.
• To take as evidence.
• To see or gain knowledge of through experience.
• To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.
• To see the execution of (a legal instrument), and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity.

Examples

• As a witness to the event, I can confirm that he really said that.
• He witnessed the accident.
• I WITNESS the moment my opponent played ’QUIXOTIC’, earning a massive score in Words With Friends.
• She can bear witness, since she was there at the time.
• The bridesmaid and best man at a wedding typically serve as the witnesses.
• The witness for the prosecution did not seem very credible.
• This certificate witnesses his presence on that day.
• to witness a bond or a deed

Synonyms

attestant, attestator, attestor, find, informant, looker, see, spectator, viewer, watcher, witnesser, certify

Anagrams of witness