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witness witness[ˈwɪtnəs]witnessed, witnessing, witnessesCET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTSn19802033485182547235440992816v29941116618891900244919682960NOUN3142374793VERB3605306149Spoken:73678328witnessed[7352] witnesses[19470] witnessing[1530]证人(50%)，目击(16%)，见证(14%)，目击者(11%)，证明(7%)，经历(1%)，出席(1%)n.证人；目击者；证据vt.目击；证明；为…作证vi.作证人n.(Witness)人名；(津)威特尼斯 witness ★★★☆☆/wɪ̱tnəs/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]见证人；目击者 A witness to an event such as an accident or crime is a person who saw it.   [oft N to n]Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster...空难目击者称，就在灾难发生之前他们看见飞机发生了爆炸。No witnesses have come forward.没有目击证人站出来。2[VERB	动词]目击；目睹 If you witness something, you see it happen.   [V n]Anyone who witnessed the attack should call the police...目睹这次袭击的人都应向警方报告。It was the quickest swimming lesson I'd ever witnessed.这是我所见过的最速成的游泳课。3[N-COUNT	可数名词](出庭的)证人 A witness is someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other event.   [oft N for n]In the next three or four days, eleven witnesses will be called to testify.接下来的三四天里，将传唤11名证人出庭作证。4[N-COUNT	可数名词]见证人；连署人 A witness is someone who writes their name on a document that you have signed, to confirm that it really is your signature. 5[VERB	动词]为(文件的签署)作证；连署 If someone witnesses your signature on a document, they write their name after it, to confirm that it really is your signature.   [V n]Ask a friend to witness your signature.请一位朋友给你的签名作证。6[VERB	动词]见证，经历(事件、变化等) If you say that a place, period of time, or person witnessed a particular event or change, you mean that it happened in that place, during that period of time, or while that person was alive.   [V n]India has witnessed many political changes in recent years...印度近年来经历了很多政治变动。The year 1886 witnessed the first extended translation into English of the writings of Eliphas Levi...1886年，埃利法斯·莱维的作品第一次有了长篇英译本。At present, we are witnessing another building boom.当前，我们又一次处于建筑繁荣期。7[VERB	动词]以…为证；…便是明证 You use witness to introduce an example of what you have just been talking about.   [V n]  [only imper]  [FORMAL 正式]Americans are a generous people: witness the increase in charitable giving, even during the recession.美国人是个慷慨的民族：即使是在经济萧条时期，慈善捐赠也在不断增加，这便是明证。8[PHRASE	短语]是…的见证人；是…的目击者 If you are witness to something, you see it happen.   [V inflects]  [FORMAL 正式]Too often children are witness to a disturbing amount of violence.孩子们经常会目睹暴力事件，其数量之多令人不安。9[PHRASE	短语]证明；为…作证 If a person or thing bears witness to something, they show or say that it exists or happened.   [V inflects]  [FORMAL 正式]Many of these poems bear witness to his years spent in India and China...这些诗中有很多见证了他在印度和中国度过的岁月。Many veterans believe it is their job to bear witness to the horrors of war that they personally experienced.很多老兵认为他们有职责为他们亲身经历的战争的恐怖作证。 witness1 nounwitness2 verbwitnesswit‧ness1 /ˈwɪtnəs/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1crime/accident [countable] someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened:  Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.witness to One witness to the accident said the driver appeared to be drunk. an eye witness (=someone who sees an event) to the robbery →eyewitness2in a court of law [countable] someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other event → testifykey/star/principal witness the key witness in the case against the brothers The defence is expected to call them as witnesses.witness for the prosecution/defence (also prosecution/defence witness) (=someone the prosecution or defence lawyers choose as a witness in order to help prove their case) →expert witness3signing a document [countable] someone who is present when an official document is signed, and who signs it too, to say that they saw it being signedwitness to a witness to a will4be witness to something formal to be present when something happens, and watch it happening:  We were witness to the worst excesses of the military.5christian belief [countable, uncountable] American English a public statement of strong Christian belief, or someone who makes such a statement → bear witnessat bear1(15)COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + witnessa key witness (=a very important witness)· Rupert is expected to be a key witness at the trial.a star witness (=an important witness who says things that help one side a lot)· The judge ruled that the state’s star witness had lied on the stand.a principal witness (=a main witness)· The principal witness was too ill to testify.an expert witness (=someone who has special knowledge, for example of medicine, and who talks about it in court)· The jury had to choose between the conflicting testimonies of expert witnesses.a character witness (=a witness who says that the person being tried is a good person)· He said he would gladly be a character witness for her.a prosecution witness· During the trial, over thirty prosecution witnesses were called.a defence witness· A defence witness said that Carter was not holding a gun when the shot was fired.phrasesa witness for the prosecution/defence· Witnesses for the prosecution have not sounded convincing.verbscall a witness (=require a witness to speak in court)· She was the final witness to be called.question a witness· They were not permitted to question government witnesses.cross-examine a witness (=ask them questions about what they have said)· His attorney cross-examined the witness.appear as a witness· He appeared as an expert witness at several government enquiries.a witness testifies (=makes a statement)· We had two witnesses who testified that they had seen him hitting his wife.a witness gives evidence· Child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras.witness + NOUNthe witness box/stand (=where the witness sits when speaking in court)· He spent three hours in the witness stand.the statement/testimony of a witness (=what a witness says)· The testimony of one witness led to his conviction.witness1 nounwitness2 verbwitnesswitness2 ●●○ verb  Entry menu Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1crime/accident [transitive] to see something happen, especially a crime or accident:  Several residents claim to have witnessed the attack.► see thesaurus at notice, see2experience something [transitive] to experience important events or changes:  Priests have witnessed an increase in religious intolerance.3time/place [transitive] if a time or place witnesses an event, the event happens during that time or in that place:  Recent years have witnessed the collapse of the steel industry.4official document [transitive] if you witness the signing of an official document, you are there when it is signed, and sign it yourself to prove this:  Will you witness my signature?5 witness something (also ..., as witnessed by something) used to introduce an example that proves something you have just mentioned:  Bad economic times can result in political dictatorships. Witness Germany in the 1930s.6religion [intransitive] to speak publicly about your Christian beliefs → testify

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m267T/zilcn3EN82ott65Ax6k2/HOizDb5owxkmAQFVL0fre9hrUJpUSsZwHWAbhquIneVlZ6780B8jbfCaI8gQTPQVpHVY5lS2YEewZNpXS+CWzonCUGYB3ifPvePkmqJ6ghOH4fV/rwMHLGaMx3ZTGc4O3R0lf0LqH3WfbnaG6C/AIMNWVbjUq9xaHtXm9lsG28Uv0Eda1xQTQNRLdyp4SlM/ZQBZlhMT841ZQuCfdJLbvKUuhW3bRHfMFOzpH8EP7XOQO896jUJ2wmPKbwXcORffPk/07sSEcINjfYRmDIVTZlt87MQ7n6ASWw95kCfHMETkZcOXCBvks9i4sn9c4Z4A/wDxDN249Ig3oC5oRwjmddVP7RKXCpVYRrBke6s5kJX2f+Cv3s2VTpaPvuQ== www.ankiedu.club 	            wit·ness              ★                    /        ˈwɪtnəs                ;          NAmE                ˈwɪtnəs                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            witness      witnesses      witnessed      witnessing                            noun        ★                                              person who sees sth        目睹者                    1        ★                  (          also          eye·wit·ness          )                          [countable          ]                          a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people            目击者；见证人                                    ◆          Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.          警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。                          ◆          a witness to the killing          杀人案的目击证人                            ☞        collocationsat                                            crime                                      ,                                            justice                                                  in court        法庭上                    2        ★                  [countable          ]                          a person who gives evidence in court            证人                                    ◆          a            defence/prosecution witness                    被告的╱原告的证人                          ◆          to appear as (a)            witness for the defence/prosecution                    出庭为被告╱原告作证                            of signature        签名                    3        ★                  [countable          ]                          a person who is present when an official document is signed and who also signs it to prove that they saw this happen            见证人；连署人                                    ◆          He was one of the witnesses at our wedding.          他是我们婚礼的见证人之一。                            of religious beliefs        宗教信仰                    4                  [uncountable          ]                          evidence of a person's strong religious beliefs, that they show by what they say and do in public            见证（以言行证实信仰）                                    ☞see also                                                    Jehovah's Witness                                                                IDIOMS              be (a) ˈwitness to sth                  1                      (              formal)                        to see sth take place              目击，看见（某事发生）                                            ◆            He has been witness to a terrible murder.            他目击了一起残忍的凶杀事件。                                    2                      to show that sth is true; to provide evidence for sth              证明…真实；为…提供证据                                            ◆            His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment.            他身体健康证明这种疗法是成功的。                                      bear/give ˈwitness (to sth)                              to provide evidence of the truth of sth              为…作证；证明                                                                verb        ★                                  see sth        看到                    1        ★                  [transitive          ]                          witnesssth                          to see sth happen (typically a crime or an accident)            当场看到，目击（尤指罪行或事故）                                    ◆          She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed.          她被亲眼目睹的暴虐场面惊呆了。                          ◆          Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.          警方呼吁凡是目击这一事故的人与他们联系。                          ◆          We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime.          我们现在亲眼看到暴力犯罪空前增多。                          ☞synonyms at                                                    notice                                                                of time/place        时间；地点                    2                  [transitive          ]                          witnesssth                          to be the place, period, organization, etc. in which particular events take place            是发生…的地点（或时间、组织等）；见证                                    ◆          Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility.          近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。                          ◆          The retail trade is witnessing a sharp fall in sales.          零售业的销售额在急剧下降。                            signature        签署                    3                  [transitive          ]                          witnesssth                          to be present when an official document is signed and sign it yourself to prove that you saw this happen            （为正式文件的签署）作证，连署                                    ◆          to witness a signature          为签署作证                            be sign/proof        迹象；证据                    4                  [transitive                ,         intransitive        ,         usually passive          ]                          to be a sign or proof of sth            是…的迹象；为…的证据                                    witnesssth                          ◆          There has been increasing interest in her life and work,            as witnessed bythe publication of two new biographies.                    从两部新传记的出版可以看出，人们对她的生活和工作越来越感兴趣。                          witnessto sth                          ◆          The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art.          从展览会参观人数之多可以看出，人们对现代艺术具有浓厚兴趣。                            5                  [transitive          ]                          witnesssth                          (            formal)                    used when giving an example that proves sth you have just said            （摆证据）…就是证据，看…就知道                                    ◆          Authentic Italian cooking is very healthy—witness the low incidence of heart disease in Italy.          正宗的意大利烹饪对健康非常有益，在意大利心脏病发病率低就是证据。                            to religious beliefs        宗教信仰                    6                  [intransitive          ]                          witness(to sth)                          (            especially NAmE)                    to speak to people about your strong religious beliefs            （为宗教信仰）做见证                                    SYN                                                    testify                                                                          SYNONYMS 同义词辨析                                                                          witness                observer                  ◆onlooker                  ◆passer-by                  ◆bystander                  ◆eyewitness                                                  These are all words for a person who sees sth happen.                    以上各词均指目睹事情发生的人。                                                                    ■                  witness                  a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law                    指目击者、见证人、证人：                                                        ◆                    Police have appealed for                      witnesses tothe accident.                                        警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。                                                                    ■                  observer                  a person who sees sth happen                    指观察者、目击者：                                                        ◆                    According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.                    据目击者说，飞机起飞后不久就爆炸了。                                                                    ■                  onlooker                  a person who watches sth that is happening but is not involved in it                    指旁观者：                                                        ◆                    A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.                    在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。                                                                    ■                  passer-by                  a person who is going past sb/sth by chance, especially when sth unexpected happens                    指路人、过路的人，尤指意想不到的事发生时碰巧路过的：                                                        ◆                    Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.                    警察询问过路的人是否目击了这次事故。                                                                    ■                  bystander                  a person who is near and can see what is happening when sth such as an accident or fight takes place                    指现场目击者、旁观者：                                                        ◆                    Three                      innocent bystanderswere killed in the crossfire.                                        三个无辜的旁观者在交叉火力中丧生。                                                                    ■                  eyewitness                  a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards.                    指犯罪或事故现场的目击者、见证人                                                                    PATTERNS                                      ◆                    a(n) witness/observer/onlooker/passer-by/bystander/eyewitness                      seessth                                                                            ◆                    a(n) observer/onlooker/passer-by/bystander                      witnessessth                                                                                                                          wit·ness              /        ˈwɪtnəs                ; 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Collins	witness ★★★☆☆ /wɪ̱tnəs/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]见证人；目击者 A witness to an event such as an accident or crime is a person who saw it. [oft N to n] Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster... 空难目击者称，就在灾难发生之前他们看见飞机发生了爆炸。 No witnesses have come forward. 没有目击证人站出来。 2 [VERB 动词]目击；目睹 If you witness something, you see it happen. [V n] Anyone who witnessed the attack should call the police... 目睹这次袭击的人都应向警方报告。 It was the quickest swimming lesson I'd ever witnessed. 这是我所见过的最速成的游泳课。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](出庭的)证人 A witness is someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other event. [oft N for n] In the next three or four days, eleven witnesses will be called to testify. 接下来的三四天里，将传唤11名证人出庭作证。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]见证人；连署人 A witness is someone who writes their name on a document that you have signed, to confirm that it really is your signature. 5 [VERB 动词]为(文件的签署)作证；连署 If someone witnesses your signature on a document, they write their name after it, to confirm that it really is your signature. [V n] Ask a friend to witness your signature. 请一位朋友给你的签名作证。 6 [VERB 动词]见证，经历(事件、变化等) If you say that a place, period of time, or person witnessed a particular event or change, you mean that it happened in that place, during that period of time, or while that person was alive. [V n] India has witnessed many political changes in recent years... 印度近年来经历了很多政治变动。 The year 1886 witnessed the first extended translation into English of the writings of Eliphas Levi... 1886年，埃利法斯·莱维的作品第一次有了长篇英译本。 At present, we are witnessing another building boom. 当前，我们又一次处于建筑繁荣期。 7 [VERB 动词]以…为证；…便是明证 You use witness to introduce an example of what you have just been talking about. [V n] [only imper] [FORMAL 正式] Americans are a generous people: witness the increase in charitable giving, even during the recession. 美国人是个慷慨的民族：即使是在经济萧条时期，慈善捐赠也在不断增加，这便是明证。 8 [PHRASE 短语]是…的见证人；是…的目击者 If you are witness to something, you see it happen. [V inflects] [FORMAL 正式] Too often children are witness to a disturbing amount of violence. 孩子们经常会目睹暴力事件，其数量之多令人不安。 9 [PHRASE 短语]证明；为…作证 If a person or thing bears witness to something, they show or say that it exists or happened. [V inflects] [FORMAL 正式] Many of these poems bear witness to his years spent in India and China... 这些诗中有很多见证了他在印度和中国度过的岁月。 Many veterans believe it is their job to bear witness to the horrors of war that they personally experienced. 很多老兵认为他们有职责为他们亲身经历的战争的恐怖作证。
Oxford	wit·ness ★ / ˈwɪtnəs ; NAmE ˈwɪtnəs / noun , verb witness witnesses witnessed witnessing noun ★ person who sees sth 目睹者 1 ★ ( also eye·wit·ness ) [countable ] a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people 目击者；见证人 ◆ Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. 警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。 ◆ a witness to the killing 杀人案的目击证人 ☞ collocationsat crime , justice in court 法庭上 2 ★ [countable ] a person who gives evidence in court 证人 ◆ a defence/prosecution witness 被告的╱原告的证人 ◆ to appear as (a) witness for the defence/prosecution 出庭为被告╱原告作证 of signature 签名 3 ★ [countable ] a person who is present when an official document is signed and who also signs it to prove that they saw this happen 见证人；连署人 ◆ He was one of the witnesses at our wedding. 他是我们婚礼的见证人之一。 of religious beliefs 宗教信仰 4 [uncountable ] evidence of a person's strong religious beliefs, that they show by what they say and do in public 见证（以言行证实信仰） ☞see also Jehovah's Witness IDIOMS be (a) ˈwitness to sth 1 ( formal) to see sth take place 目击，看见（某事发生） ◆ He has been witness to a terrible murder. 他目击了一起残忍的凶杀事件。 2 to show that sth is true; to provide evidence for sth 证明…真实；为…提供证据 ◆ His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment. 他身体健康证明这种疗法是成功的。 bear/give ˈwitness (to sth) to provide evidence of the truth of sth 为…作证；证明 verb ★ see sth 看到 1 ★ [transitive ] witnesssth to see sth happen (typically a crime or an accident) 当场看到，目击（尤指罪行或事故） ◆ She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed. 她被亲眼目睹的暴虐场面惊呆了。 ◆ Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them. 警方呼吁凡是目击这一事故的人与他们联系。 ◆ We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime. 我们现在亲眼看到暴力犯罪空前增多。 ☞synonyms at notice of time/place 时间；地点 2 [transitive ] witnesssth to be the place, period, organization, etc. in which particular events take place 是发生…的地点（或时间、组织等）；见证 ◆ Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility. 近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。 ◆ The retail trade is witnessing a sharp fall in sales. 零售业的销售额在急剧下降。 signature 签署 3 [transitive ] witnesssth to be present when an official document is signed and sign it yourself to prove that you saw this happen （为正式文件的签署）作证，连署 ◆ to witness a signature 为签署作证 be sign/proof 迹象；证据 4 [transitive , intransitive , usually passive ] to be a sign or proof of sth 是…的迹象；为…的证据 witnesssth ◆ There has been increasing interest in her life and work, as witnessed bythe publication of two new biographies. 从两部新传记的出版可以看出，人们对她的生活和工作越来越感兴趣。 witnessto sth ◆ The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art. 从展览会参观人数之多可以看出，人们对现代艺术具有浓厚兴趣。 5 [transitive ] witnesssth ( formal) used when giving an example that proves sth you have just said （摆证据）…就是证据，看…就知道 ◆ Authentic Italian cooking is very healthy—witness the low incidence of heart disease in Italy. 正宗的意大利烹饪对健康非常有益，在意大利心脏病发病率低就是证据。 to religious beliefs 宗教信仰 6 [intransitive ] witness(to sth) ( especially NAmE) to speak to people about your strong religious beliefs （为宗教信仰）做见证 SYN testify SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 witness observer ◆onlooker ◆passer-by ◆bystander ◆eyewitness These are all words for a person who sees sth happen. 以上各词均指目睹事情发生的人。 ■ witness a person who sees sth happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law 指目击者、见证人、证人： ◆ Police have appealed for witnesses tothe accident. 警方呼吁这起事故的目击者出来作证。 ■ observer a person who sees sth happen 指观察者、目击者： ◆ According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off. 据目击者说，飞机起飞后不久就爆炸了。 ■ onlooker a person who watches sth that is happening but is not involved in it 指旁观者： ◆ A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。 ■ passer-by a person who is going past sb/sth by chance, especially when sth unexpected happens 指路人、过路的人，尤指意想不到的事发生时碰巧路过的： ◆ Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident. 警察询问过路的人是否目击了这次事故。 ■ bystander a person who is near and can see what is happening when sth such as an accident or fight takes place 指现场目击者、旁观者： ◆ Three innocent bystanderswere killed in the crossfire. 三个无辜的旁观者在交叉火力中丧生。 ■ eyewitness a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards. 指犯罪或事故现场的目击者、见证人 PATTERNS ◆ a(n) witness/observer/onlooker/passer-by/bystander/eyewitness seessth ◆ a(n) observer/onlooker/passer-by/bystander witnessessth wit·ness / ˈwɪtnəs ; NAmE ˈwɪtnəs /
LDC	witness1 noun witness2 verb witnesswit‧ness1 /ˈwɪtnəs/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1crime/accident [countable] someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened: Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.witness to One witness to the accident said the driver appeared to be drunk. an eye witness (=someone who sees an event) to the robbery → eyewitness 2in a court of law [countable] someone who appears in a court of law to say what they know about a crime or other event → testifykey/star/principal witness the key witness in the case against the brothers The defence is expected to call them as witnesses.witness for the prosecution/defence (also prosecution/defence witness) (=someone the prosecution or defence lawyers choose as a witness in order to help prove their case) → expert witness 3signing a document [countable] someone who is present when an official document is signed, and who signs it too, to say that they saw it being signedwitness to a witness to a will4be witness to something formal to be present when something happens, and watch it happening: We were witness to the worst excesses of the military.5christian belief [countable, uncountable] American English a public statement of strong Christian belief, or someone who makes such a statement → bear witness at bear1(15) COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + witnessa key witness (=a very important witness)· Rupert is expected to be a key witness at the trial.a star witness (=an important witness who says things that help one side a lot)· The judge ruled that the state’s star witness had lied on the stand.a principal witness (=a main witness)· The principal witness was too ill to testify.an expert witness (=someone who has special knowledge, for example of medicine, and who talks about it in court)· The jury had to choose between the conflicting testimonies of expert witnesses.a character witness (=a witness who says that the person being tried is a good person)· He said he would gladly be a character witness for her.a prosecution witness· During the trial, over thirty prosecution witnesses were called.a defence witness· A defence witness said that Carter was not holding a gun when the shot was fired.phrasesa witness for the prosecution/defence· Witnesses for the prosecution have not sounded convincing.verbscall a witness (=require a witness to speak in court)· She was the final witness to be called.question a witness· They were not permitted to question government witnesses.cross-examine a witness (=ask them questions about what they have said)· His attorney cross-examined the witness.appear as a witness· He appeared as an expert witness at several government enquiries.a witness testifies (=makes a statement)· We had two witnesses who testified that they had seen him hitting his wife.a witness gives evidence· Child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras.witness + NOUNthe witness box/stand (=where the witness sits when speaking in court)· He spent three hours in the witness stand.the statement/testimony of a witness (=what a witness says)· The testimony of one witness led to his conviction. witness1 noun witness2 verb witnesswitness2 ●●○ verb Entry menu Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1crime/accident [transitive] to see something happen, especially a crime or accident: Several residents claim to have witnessed the attack.► see thesaurus at notice , see 2experience something [transitive] to experience important events or changes: Priests have witnessed an increase in religious intolerance.3time/place [transitive] if a time or place witnesses an event, the event happens during that time or in that place: Recent years have witnessed the collapse of the steel industry.4official document [transitive] if you witness the signing of an official document, you are there when it is signed, and sign it yourself to prove this: Will you witness my signature?5 witness something (also ..., as witnessed by something) used to introduce an example that proves something you have just mentioned: Bad economic times can result in political dictatorships. Witness Germany in the 1930s.6religion [intransitive] to speak publicly about your Christian beliefs → testify

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