Definizione monolingua

witness

witness (third-person singular simple present witnesses, present participle witnessing, simple past and past participle witnessed)

1. (transitive) To furnish proof of, to show.

   This certificate witnesses his presence on that day.

   • 1667: round he throws his baleful eyes / That witnessd huge affliction and dismay — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1 ll. 56-7
2. (transitive) To take as evidence.
   • 1993, Vicki M. Pino, “Viewpoints from our Readers after ""Aprongate"": Lighten up”, Atlanta Journal Constitution:

     Depression often goes undetected until it is too late . Witness the recent White House suicide.

3. (transitive) To see, note, or gain knowledge of.

   He witnessed the accident.

4. (intransitive, construed with to or for) To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.

   ""I dont really want to be actively harrassed (I mean witnessed to) (...)""^[1]

   • 1998, ""Niebuhr, Reinhold"", Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, volume 6?, page 842

     Instead, Niebuhrs God was the God witnessed to in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament, the Bible of the Christian world.

witness (plural witnesses)

1. Attestation of a fact or event.

   She can bear witness, since she was there at the time.

2. One who has a personal knowledge of something.

   As a witness to the event, I can tell you that he really said that.

3. Someone called to give evidence in a court.

   The witness for the prosecution did not seem very credible.

4. Something that serves as evidence; a sign.

Definizione dizionario witness

	testimone
	Qualcuno che ha la conoscenza personale di qualcosa.
	Someone who has a personal knowledge of something.

	testimonianza
	attestation of a fact or event

	testimoniare
	'''(transitive)''' to furnish proof of

vedere

	essere testimone
	'''(transitive)''' to gain knowledge of

assistere a

provare

spettatore

teste

testimonio

Altri significati:

One who has a personal knowledge of something.

(intransitive, construed with to or for ) To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.

Someone called to give evidence in a court.

being involved in a court case

something that serves as evidence

one who has a personal knowledge of something

Something that serves as evidence; a sign.

'''(transitive)''' to take as evidence

Attestation of a fact or event.

someone called to give evidence in a court

(transitive) To see, note, or gain knowledge of.

The attestation of a fact or event.

(transitive) To take as evidence.

(transitive) To furnish proof of, to show.