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/ˈwɪtnəs/
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/ˈwɪtnəs/
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witness
noun
witnesses
pl
UK
/ˈwɪtnəs/
US
/ˈwɪtnəs/
свидетель
The witness testified in court.
Свидетель дал показания в суде.
очевидец
The eyewitness described the accident in detail.
Очевидец подробно описал аварию.
Additional translations
подтверждение
свидетельство
Synonyms
bystander
attester
eyewitness
testifier
onlooker
spectator
observer
witness
verb
witnessed
Past Simple
witnessed
Past Participle
witnessing
Gerund
UK
/ˈwɪtnəs/
US
/ˈwɪtnəs/
наблюдать
We witnessed the sunrise from the top of the mountain.
Мы наблюдали восход солнца с вершины горы.
засвидетельствовать
She will witness the signing of the contract.
Она засвидетельствует подписание контракта.
свидетельствовать
I witnessed the accident yesterday.
Я свидетельствовал о происшествии вчера.
Synonyms
record
experience
behold
observe
see
testify
attest
witness
adjective
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "witness statement", "witness protection program").
Definitions
witness
noun
A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
The witness provided a detailed account of the robbery to the police.
A person giving sworn testimony to a court of law or the police.
The witness was called to the stand to testify about what they saw on the night of the incident.
A person who is present at the signing of a document and signs it themselves to confirm this.
The lawyer asked her to be a witness to the signing of the contract.
A person who is present at an event and can attest to its occurrence.
As a witness to the ceremony, she signed the marriage certificate.
Evidence or proof; something that serves to confirm or testify to a fact or event.
The ruins stand as silent witness to the city's ancient glory.
witness
verb
To see an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
She witnessed the robbery from her apartment window.
To be present at an event as a formal or official observer.
He was invited to witness the signing of the treaty.
To provide or serve as evidence of.
The success of the project witnesses the effectiveness of the new strategy.
To testify to; to give or afford evidence of.
The documents witnessed the agreement between the two parties.
witness
adjective
Relating to, provided by, or intended for witnesses.
The government instituted a witness protection program.
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