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| wit·ness [ wítnəss ] |
noun (plural wit·ness·es) |
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1. somebody who sees occurrence: somebody who gives evidence after seeing or hearing something
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2. signatory of document: somebody who signs a document to show that it, or another signature, is genuine
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3. somebody who testifies to Christian beliefs: somebody who publicly states his or her strong Christian beliefs
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4. public statement of Christian beliefs: a public statement of strong personal Christian beliefs
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verb (past and past participle wit·nessed, present participle wit·ness·ing, 3rd person present singular wit·ness·es) |
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1. transitive verb see something happen: to see something happen, especially a crime or an accident
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2. transitive verb countersign document: to affirm the authenticity of a document or a signature on a document by signing it
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3. transitive verb experience important events: to experience important events or changes, or be the time in which they occur
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4. transitive verb be sign of something: to be a sign or proof of something that is happening
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5. intransitive verb speak publicly about religious beliefs: to talk in public about strong personal Christian beliefs
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| [ Old English witnes< wit (see wit1)] |
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  wit·ness·a·ble adjective |
| wit·ness·er noun |
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bear witness (to something) to prove or be evidence that something is true or that something happened
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