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witness
CEFRB1
/ˈwɪt.nɪs/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person who sees an event or gives evidence about it.
- 02
verb
To see an event happen, especially an important one.
Examples
He failed to interview a key witness.
I happened to witness the bullying in the corridor.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsOne who sees or has personal knowledge of something.
Someone called to give evidence in a court.
Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.
More examples
In contextTom was a witness to the accident.
As a witness to the event, I can confirm that he really said that.
She can bear witness, since she was there at the time.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English witnesse, from Old English ġewitnes, equivalent to wit + -ness. Cognate with Middle Dutch wetenisse (“witness, testimony”), Old High German gewiznessi (“testimony”), Icelandic vitni (“witness”).