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witness


Definition: Meaning of, witness in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈwɪtnəs /

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witness witnesses
  1. crime/accident [countable] someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened
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  2. in a court of law [countable] someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other event
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  3. signing a document [countable] someone who is present when an official document is signed, and who signs it too, to say that they saw it being signed
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  4. be witness to something formal to be present when something happens, and watch it happening
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  5. christian belief [uncountable and countable] American English a public statement of strong Christian belief, or someone who makes such a statement
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
witness witnessed witnessed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
witnessing witnesses
  1. crime/accident [transitive] to see something happen, especially a crime or accident
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  2. experience something [transitive] to experience important events or changes
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  3. time/place [transitive] if a time or place witnesses an event, the event happens during that time or in that place
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  4. official document [transitive] if you witness the signing of an official document, you are there when it is signed, and sign it yourself to prove this
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  5. witness something also ..., as witnessed by something used to introduce an example that proves something you have just mentioned
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  6. religion [intransitive] to speak publicly about your Christian beliefs
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witness used in phrases

  • Jehovah's Witness (noun)
    1. a member of a religious organization that believes the end of the world will happen soon and sends its members to people's houses to try to persuade them to join
  • adverse witness (noun)
    1. a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party
  • bear witness (verb)
    1. law provide evidence for
    2. law give testimony in a court of law
  • bearing false witness (noun)
    1. criminal offence of making false statements under oath
  • character witness (noun)
    1. a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives
  • expert witness (noun)
    1. someone with special knowledge about a subject who is asked to give their opinion about something relating to that subject in a court of law
  • false witness (noun)
    1. a person who deliberately gives false testimony
  • hostile witness (noun)
    1. a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party
  • lay witness (noun)
    1. any witness who does not testify as an expert witness
  • material witness (noun)
    1. a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter
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witness used in phrasal verbs

  • witness to (phrasal verb)
    1. to formally state that something is true, especially in a court of law
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