What is the meaning of witness?

Someone who sees an event and reports what happened.
- synonyms: witnesser, informant
A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind. )
- usage: "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"
- synonyms: spectator, viewer, watcher, looker
Testimony by word or deed to your religious faith.
Law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature.
- synonyms: attestant, attestor, attestator
Law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law. (

Be a witness to.
- usage: "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
Perceive or be contemporaneous with.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: find, see

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