- pronunciation:
- wIt
nihs
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word History, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
witnesses, witnessing, witnessed |
| definition: |
to know through direct sight or experience of.
She witnessed the crime.- synonyms:
- know, see
- similar words:
- experience, observe
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| related words: |
note, see |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person who sees or hears something that happened.
He was a witness to the fight. |
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| derivations: |
witnessable (adj.), witnesser (n.) |
The word
witness comes from
wit, which in Old English means "knowledge."