Eyewitness Meaning
/ˈaɪwɪtnəs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomeone who sees an event and can report or testify about it.
verbTo be present at an event or incident, and see and observe it.
Sentence Examples
One eyewitness is better than ten earwitnesses.
Tom is an eyewitness.
We've found an eyewitness that says you shot Tom.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ described the suspect's jacket in great detail to the detective.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An ____ to the accident provided a detailed account of what happened to the local police.
Word Origin & History
From eye + witness.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"And the girl's fate he could picture as plainly as though he were an eyewitness to it."
— 1915, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan:
"The evidence of eyewitnesses and the distance travelled after the initial derailment confirmed that the train was travelling at 45 to 50 m.p.h. as it became derailed."
— 1960 September 26, “Talking of Trains: Accident at Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 522:
"There was no eyewitness report or independent confirmation for the strike near the town of Mareesa that was also reported by the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television network."
— 2015 July 20, Ayman Al-Warfalli, “Libyan planes sink ship, attack another near Benghazi: spokesmen”, in Reuters:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ described the suspect's jacket in great detail to the detective.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An ____ to the accident provided a detailed account of what happened to the local police.