Meaning & Definition of Witness in English

1. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened

2. 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"

3. Testimony by word or deed to your religious faith

4. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

5. (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

1. Be a witness to

• "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"

2. 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"