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Definitions for Witness

[1] to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
[2] to be present at (an occurrence) as a formal witness, spectator, bystander, etc.: She witnessed our wedding.
[3] to bear witness to; testify to; give or afford evidence of.
[4] to attest by one's signature: He witnessed her will.
[5] to bear witness; testify; give or afford evidence.
[6] an individual who, being present, personally sees or perceives a thing; a beholder, spectator, or eyewitness.
[7] a person or thing that affords evidence.
[8] a person who gives testimony, as in a court of law.
[9] a person who signs a document attesting the genuineness of its execution.
[10] testimony or evidence: to bear witness to her suffering.
[11] (initial capital letter ) a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
[12] a person who has seen or can give first-hand evidence of some event
[13] a person or thing giving or serving as evidence
[14] a person who testifies, esp in a court of law, to events or facts within his own knowledge
[15] a person who attests to the genuineness of a document, signature, etc, by adding his own signature
[16] bear witness to give written or oral testimony to be evidence or proof of Related adjective: testimonial
[17] (tr) to see, be present at, or know at first hand
[18] to give or serve as evidence (of)
[19] (tr) to be the scene or setting of this field has witnessed a battle
[20] (intr) to testify, esp in a court of law, to events within a person's own knowledge
[21] (tr) to attest to the genuineness of (a document, signature, etc) by adding one's own signature

Words related to Witness

bystander, spectator, observer, eyewitness, testimony, notice, attend, watch, mark, note, see, announce, indicate, deponent, viewer, beholder, watcher, proof, signer, testifier

Words nearby Witness

withywind, witigo, witless, witling, witloof, witness, witness box, witness corner, witness stand, witness-box, wits

Origin of Witness

before 950; (noun) Middle English, Old English witnes orig., knowledge, understanding; see wit1, -ness; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

Other words from Witness

wit·ness·a·ble , adjective
wit·ness·er , noun
pre·wit·ness , noun, verb (used with object)
self-wit·ness , noun
self-wit·nessed , adjective
well-wit·nessed , adjective

Word origin for Witness

Old English witnes (meaning both testimony and witness ), from witan to know, wit ² + -ness ; related to Old Norse vitni

Synonyms for Witness

bystander, eyewitness, observer, spectator, testimony, attestant, attestor, beholder, deponent, gawker, looker-on, onlooker, proof, rubbernecker, signatory, signer, testifier, viewer, watcher, corroborator