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- DictionaryWit·ness/ˈwitnəs/
noun
- 1. a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place: "police are appealing for witnesses to the accident"
- 2. evidence; proof: "the memorial service was witness to the wide circle of his interest"
verb
- 1. see (an event, typically a crime or accident) take place: "a bartender who witnessed the murder"
- 2. have knowledge of (an event or change) from personal observation or experience: "what we are witnessing is the birth of a new political entity"
1. : attestation of a fact or event : testimony. 2. : one that gives evidence. specifically : one who testifies in a cause or before a judicial tribunal. 3. : one asked to be present at a transaction so as to be able to testify to its having taken place. 4. : one who has personal knowledge of something.
A witness is someone who was present at or perceives an incident, event, or occurrence, as in Jamal was a witness to the fact that I completed all my homework. People who witness something typically do so through seeing, although they can also witness a smell or sound.
WITNESS definition: 1. a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident: 2. to see something…. Learn more.
Definitions of witness. noun. someone who sees an event and reports what happened. synonyms: informant, witnesser. see more. noun. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) synonyms: looker, spectator, viewer, watcher. see more. noun. testimony by word or deed to your religious faith. see more. noun.
n. 1. One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced: a witness to the accident. 2. Law. a. One who is called on to testify before a court. b. One who is called on to be present at a transaction in order to attest to what takes place.
to show that something is true; to provide evidence for something. His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment. Definition of witness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
witness in American English. (ˈwɪtnɪs ) noun. 1. an attesting of a fact, statement, etc.; evidence; testimony. 2. a person who saw, or can give a firsthand account of, something. 3. a person who testifies in court.
noun. an individual who, being present, personally sees or perceives a thing; a beholder, spectator, or eyewitness. a person or thing that affords evidence. a person who gives testimony, as in a court of law. a person who signs a document attesting the genuineness of its execution.
A person who saw, or can give a firsthand account of, something. A person who testifies in court. An attesting of a fact, statement, etc.; evidence; testimony. A person called upon to observe a transaction, signing, etc. in order to testify concerning it if it is later held in question.
witness. verb. /ˈwɪtnəs/ Verb Forms. see something. [transitive] witness something to see something happen (typically a crime or an accident) to witness an accident/a murder/an attack. Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them. We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime.
