See Also: witness 2, verb(dictionary)
WITNESS, GOING(law)
EYE-WITNESS(law)
EAR-WITNESS(law)
witness(2)(dictionary)
witness(1)(dictionary)
witness box(dictionary)
Witness(law)
GOING WITNESS(law)
Expert Witness(law)

witness 2, verb (oh)



2 v
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1 ?crime/accident?
2 ?experience something?
3 ?time/place?
4 ?official document?
5 witness something
6 ?religion?
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?CRIME/ACCIDENT?
[T] to see something happen, especially a crime or accident
::Several residents claim to have witnessed the attack.
?EXPERIENCE SOMETHING?
[T] to experience important events or changes
::Priests have witnessed an increase in religious intolerance.
?TIME/PLACE?
[T] 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.
?OFFICIAL DOCUMENT?
[T] 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 ?
witness sth
also ..., as witnessed by sth
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.
?RELIGION?
[I] to speak publicly about your Christian beliefs