Definition & Synonyms of Witness


Synonyms & Definition of Witness

From WordNet 2.0 :

Witness : (noun)
1: someone who sees an event and reports what happened [syn: witnesser, informant]
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" [syn: spectator, viewer, watcher, looker]
3: testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
4: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document ... ( more )

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or signature by adding their own signature [syn: attestant, attestor, attestator]
5: (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
Witness : (verb)
1: be a witness to
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" [syn: find, see]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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