👁️witness

verb
/ˈwɪtnəs/

Meaning

to see an event happen; to give evidence in court
someone who sees an event happen or to observe an event
a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident; someone who gives evidence in a court of law

Example Sentences

I witnessed the accident yesterday.

She was a witness to the accident.

The witness testified in court yesterday.

Synonyms

observe, see, watch, testify, observer, bystander, onlooker, viewer, eyewitness, spectator
Entry 1
observe, see, watch, testify
Entry 2
observer, bystander, onlooker, viewer
Entry 3
observer, bystander, eyewitness, spectator

Antonyms

ignore, miss, overlook, perpetrator, offender, participant, defendant, accused
Entry 1
ignore, miss, overlook
Entry 2
perpetrator, offender
Entry 3
participant, perpetrator, defendant, accused

Collocations

witness event, witness accident, witness ceremony, witness testimony, witness the event, be a witness, eye-witness, witness to the crime, key witness, star witness, reliable witness
Entry 1
witness event, witness accident, witness ceremony, witness testimony
Entry 2
witness the event, be a witness, eye-witness, witness to the crime
Entry 3
key witness, star witness, reliable witness

More Example Sentences

She said it before witness.

The judge permitted the witness to speak.

The narrow lanes of Old Dhaka are witnesses to history.

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