witness
noun
[ ˈwɪtnəs ]
• a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
• "police are appealing for witnesses to the accident"
Similar:
observer,
onlooker,
looker-on,
eyewitness,
spectator,
viewer,
watcher,
bystander,
passer-by,
earwitness,
• evidence; proof.
• "the memorial service was witness to the wide circle of his interests"
• a line or remnant of an original surface on a workpiece to show how much material has been removed or the shape of the original outline.
witness
verb
• see (an event, typically a crime or accident) happen.
• "staff who witnessed the murder"
Similar:
see,
observe,
watch,
look on at,
be a witness to,
view,
note,
notice,
spot,
be present at,
attend,
behold,
• have knowledge of (a development) from observation or experience.
• "what we are witnessing is the birth of a new political entity"
• openly profess one's religious faith.
• "one of the purposes of his coming was to nerve the disciples to witness to Jesus"
Origin:
Old English witnes (see wit1, -ness).
