witness
• noun 1 a person who sees an event take place. 2 a person giving sworn testimony to a court of law or the police. 3 a person who is present at the signing of a document and signs it themselves to confirm this. 4 (witness to) evidence or proof of. 5 open profession of one’s religious faith through words or actions. • verb 1 be a witness to. 2 be the place, period, etc. in which (an event) takes place. — ORIGIN Old English, from WIT1.
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