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witness

/ˈwɪt.nɪs/noun, verb2 syllables

Witness means: perceive or be contemporaneous with.

Synonyms for witness20

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

spectator, viewer, watcher, looker

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

attestant, attestor, attestator

noun, as in someone who sees an event and reports what happened

witnesser, informant

verb, as in perceive or be contemporaneous with

find, see, learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover

also used for witness

certify

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What does witness mean?7

verb

1

perceive or be contemporaneous with“We found Republicans winning the offices”

2

be a witness to“She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court”

noun

1

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)“the spectators applauded the performance”

2

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

3

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

4

testimony by word or deed to your religious faith

5

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with witness?2

two syllables

fitness

three syllables

eyewitness
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Witness in a sentence

  • If you were beaten up in the market, you will not find a witness.AlanF_US
  • The mountains stand tall, bearing witness to time.Igider
  • The witness refused to cooperate, hindering the investigation.IMer
  • Evidently, our expert witness comes armed not only with details but a conscience.MrShoval
  • I'm not the thief, you are a witness!marcelostockle
  • Witnesses were left dumbfounded, unable to comprehend how he simply vanished into thin air.Nuel
  • In fact, we don't have any witnesses to the accident.AlanF_US
  • Witnessing cruelty to animals, children may become cruel.Objectivesea

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Forms of witness

as a noun

plural
witnesses

as a verb

past tense
witnessed
present participle
witnessing
third-person singular
witnesses
past participle
witnessed