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Etymology

From Old English witnes

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular witness

Plural witnesses

witness (plural witnesses)

  1. Attestation of a fact or event.
    She can bear witness, since she was there at the time.
  2. One who has a personal knowledge of something.
    As a witness to the event, I can tell you that he really said that.
  3. Someone called to give evidence in a court.
    The witness for the prosecution did not seem very credible.
  4. Something that serves as evidence; a sign.

Derived terms

Verb

Infinitive to witness

Third person singular witnesses

Simple past witnessed

Past participle witnessed

Present participle witnessing

to witness (third-person singular simple present witnesses, present participle witnessing, simple past and past participle witnessed)

  1. (transitive) To furnish proof of, to show.
    This certificate witnesses his presence on that day.
    • 1667: round he throws his baleful eyes / That witness'd huge affliction and dismay — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1 ll. 56-7
  2. (transitive) To take as evidence.
    • 1993, Vicki M. Pino, “Viewpoints from our Readers after "Aprongate": Lighten up”, Atlanta Journal Constitution:
      Depression often goes undetected until it is too late . Witness the recent White House suicide.
  3. (transitive) To see, note, or gain knowledge of.
    He witnessed the accident.
  4. (intransitive, construed with to) To preach at someone.
    "I don't really want to be actively harrassed (I mean witnessed to) (...)"[1]
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Translations

(transitive) to furnish proof of, to show
  • Russian: свидетельстовать ru(ru) (svid'ét'el'stvovat') (impf.); подтверждать ru(ru) (podtv'erždát') (impf.), подтвердить ru(ru) (podtv'erdít') (pf.)
  • Swedish: vittna om sv(sv)
(transitive) to take note of
  • Swedish: bevittna sv(sv)
(transitive) to see, note, or gain knowledge of
  • Swedish: bevittna sv(sv)
(intransitive; with the preposition to) to preach at someone
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References

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