American English pronunciation
How to pronounce witnesses
IPA transcription: ['wɪtnəsəz]
Pronunciation variants: ['wɪtnəsəz]['wɪtnəsɪz]
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Noun
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a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
“the spectators applauded the performance”
“television viewers”
“sky watchers discovered a new star”
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someone who sees an event and reports what happened
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testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
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(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
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(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
Verb
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perceive or be contemporaneous with
“We found Republicans winning the offices”
“You'll see a lot of cheating in this school”
“The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions”
“I want to see results”
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be a witness to
“She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court”
Usage examples
- Katerina witnesses this but cannot stop him because she remains locked in her room.
- Similar techniques have also been utilized by investigators to locate witnesses in criminal trials.
- Most of the witnesses were baptised on the spot.
- The system required two witnesses to confirm that the claimant had worked the land.
- Witnesses said that racial slurs had been yelled from Hangartner's vehicle toward another car.
- Witnesses report a Caucasian rampage murderer equipped with Molotov cocktails.
- Witnesses report two armed suspects and four hostages.
- Witnesses described the execution as surreal.
- Most were members of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
- Associates of Hicks were questioned as potential material witnesses to the Williams shooting.