Definition of 'witness'
Noun
- someone who sees an event and reports what happened
Synonyms: witnesser informant - 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"
Synonyms: spectator viewer watcher looker - testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
- (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
Synonyms: attestant attestor attestator - (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
Verb
- be a witness to; "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
- perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
Synonyms: find see
