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witness
Someone who sees an event and reports what happened
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noun
Someone who sees an event and reports what happened
noun
A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
“The spectators applauded the performance”
noun
Testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
noun
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
noun
(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
verb
Be a witness to
“She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court”
verb
Perceive or be contemporaneous with
“We found Republicans winning the offices”
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The spectators applauded the performance
Television viewers
Sky watchers discovered a new star
She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court
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
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