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- [wit-nis]
- /ˈwɪt nɪs/
- /ˈwɪtnəs/
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- [wit-nis]
- /ˈwɪt nɪs/
Definitions of witness word
- verb with object witness to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident. 1
- verb with object witness to be present at (an occurrence) as a formal witness, spectator, bystander, etc.: She witnessed our wedding. 1
- verb with object witness to bear witness to; testify to; give or afford evidence of. 1
- verb with object witness to attest by one's signature: He witnessed her will. 1
- verb without object witness to bear witness; testify; give or afford evidence. 1
- noun witness an individual who, being present, personally sees or perceives a thing; a beholder, spectator, or eyewitness. 1
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Origin of witness
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; (noun) Middle English, Old English witnes orig., knowledge, understanding; see wit1, -ness; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Witness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
witness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
witness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for witness
noun witness
- observer — someone or something that observes.
- spectator — a weekly periodical (1711–12, 1714) issued by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
- bystander — A bystander is a person who is present when something happens and who sees it but does not take part in it.
- onlooker — spectator; observer; witness.
- eyewitness — A person who has personally seen something happen and so can give a first-hand description of it.
verb witness
- see — to perceive with the eyes; look at.
- observe — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- perceive — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- behold — If you behold someone or something, you see them.
Antonyms for witness
noun witness
- participant — a person or group that participates; partaker.
verb witness
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- participate — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
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