witness
v.
look on, see, observe; testify, vouch for, corroborate; be an eye-witness; note, notice
witness
Noun
1. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
(synonym) witnesser, informant
(hypernym) perceiver, observer, beholder
(hyponym) attester, attestant
2. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"
(synonym) spectator, viewer, watcher, looker
(hypernym) perceiver, observer, beholder
(hyponym) browser
(derivation) find, see
3. testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
(hypernym) testimony
(hyponym) shahadah
4. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
(synonym) attestant, attestor, attestator
(hypernym) signer, signatory
(classification) law, jurisprudence
5. (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) adverse witness, hostile witness
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Verb
1. be a witness to
(hypernym) watch
2. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
(synonym) find, see
(hypernym) experience, undergo, see, go through
(hyponym) catch
(verb-group) find
(derivation) spectator, viewer, watcher, looker
Witnessing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Witness
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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witnessing; robbing; passing over
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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TESTIMONIANDO. PROVANDO. TRADENDO. VEDENDO