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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWitness
/ˈwɪt.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
"Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward with information about the robbery."
- 1
To see or know by personal experience; to observe an event.
"Millions of people around the world witnessed the historic landing on television."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'witnes', meaning 'testimony, knowledge, or witness', stemming from the Proto-Germanic root 'wit-nissja-', based on the verb 'witan' (to know). Over centuries, the term evolved from abstract knowledge or testimony to specifically designate a person who observes an event or attests to a fact.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Witness" is said worldwide
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témoin
Transliteration: temwa
"Un témoin a appelé la police après l'accident."
Zeuge
Transliteration: tɔɪɡə
"Der Zeuge konnte den Verdächtigen genau beschreiben."
testimone
Transliteration: testiˈmone
"Un testimone oculare ha visto tutto ciò che è successo."
testigo
Transliteration: tesˈtiɣo
"El testigo declaró ante el juez esta mañana."
testemunha
Transliteration: testeˈmuɲɐ
"A testemunha colaborou com as investigações da polícia."
गवाह
Transliteration: gawah
"घटना स्थल पर कोई गवाह मौजूद नहीं था।"
证人
Transliteration: zhèng rén
"这名证人在法庭上作证。"
목격자
Transliteration: mok-gyeok-ja
"경찰은 사고 현장의 목격자를 찾고 있습니다."
目撃者
Transliteration: mokugekisha
"警察官はその事件の目撃者に事情聴取をした。"
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