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- wit|ness1 W3S2 [ˈwıtnıs] n▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(crime/accident)¦2¦(in a court of law)¦3¦(signing a document)¦4 be witness to something5¦(christian belief)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[: Old English; Origin: witnes 'knowledge, account, witness', from wit; WIT]1.) ¦(CRIME/ACCIDENT)¦someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened▪ Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.witness to▪ One witness to the accident said the driver appeared to be drunk.▪ an eye witness (=someone who sees an event) to the robbery2.) ¦(IN A COURT OF LAW)¦someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other eventkey/star/principal witness▪ the key witness in the case against the brothers▪ The defense is expected to call them as witnesses .witness for the prosecution/defence also prosecution/defence witness(=someone the prosecution or defence lawyers choose as a witness in order to help prove their case)3.) ¦(SIGNING A DOCUMENT)¦someone who is present when an official document is signed, and who signs it too, to say that they saw it being signedwitness to▪ a witness to a will4.) be witness to sthformal to be present when something happens, and watch it happening▪ We were witness to the worst excesses of the military.5.) ¦(CHRISTIAN BELIEF)¦ [U and C]AmE a public statement of strong Christian belief, or someone who makes such a statementwitness 2witness2 v▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1¦(crime/accident)¦2¦(experience something)¦3¦(time/place)¦4¦(official document)¦5 witness something6¦(religion)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬1.) ¦(CRIME/ACCIDENT)¦ [T]to see something happen, especially a crime or accident▪ Several residents claim to have witnessed the attack.2.) ¦(EXPERIENCE SOMETHING)¦ [T]to experience important events or changes▪ Priests have witnessed an increase in religious intolerance.3.) ¦(TIME/PLACE)¦ [T]if a time or place witnesses an event, the event happens during that time or in that place▪ Recent years have witnessed the collapse of the steel industry.4.) ¦(OFFICIAL DOCUMENT)¦ [T]if you witness the signing of an official document, you are there when it is signed, and sign it yourself to prove this▪ Will you witness my signature ?5.) witness sth also ..., as witnessed by sthused to introduce an example that proves something you have just mentioned▪ Bad economic times can result in political dictatorships. Witness Germany in the 1930s.6.) ¦(RELIGION)¦ [I]to speak publicly about your Christian beliefs
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witness — wit·ness 1 n [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a: attestation of a fact or event in witness whereof the parties have executed this release b: evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by… … Law dictionary
WITNESS — (Heb. עֵד, one that has personal knowledge of an event or a fact. The evidence of at least two witnesses was required for convicting the accused (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15; cf. I Kings 21:10, 13). Commercial transactions of importance took… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Witness — Wit ness, n. [AS. witness, gewitnes, from witan to know. [root]133. See {Wit}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony. [1913 Webster] May we with . . . the witness of a good conscience, pursue him with any further… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Witness — • One who is present, bears testimony, furnishes evidence or proof Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Witness Witness † … Catholic encyclopedia
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witness — [n] person who observes an event attestant, attestor, beholder, bystander, corroborator, deponent, eyewitness, gawker, looker on, observer, onlooker, proof, rubbernecker*, signatory, signer, spectator, testifier, testimony, viewer, watcher;… … New thesaurus
Witness — Wit ness, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Witnessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Witnessing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of. [1913 Webster] This is but a faint sketch of the incalculable calamities and horrors we … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
witness — [wit′nis] n. [ME witnesse < OE (ge)witnes, witness, knowledge, testimony < witan, to know: see WISE1 & NESS] 1. an attesting of a fact, statement, etc.; evidence; testimony 2. a person who saw, or can give a firsthand account of, something… … English World dictionary
witness to — ˈwitness to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they witness to he/she/it witnesses to present participle witnessing to past tense witnessed to … Useful english dictionary
Witness — Wit ness, v. i. To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The men of Belial witnessed against him. 1 Kings xxi. 13. [1913 Webster] The witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with this event… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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