witness
English Thesaurus
1. testimony by word or deed to your religious faith (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | testimony, |
| definition | : | a solemn statement made under oath (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | shahadah, |
| definition | : | the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith (noun.cognition) |
2. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | browser, |
| definition | : | a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bystander, |
| definition | : | a nonparticipant spectator (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | cheerer, |
| definition | : | a spectator who shouts encouragement (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | eyewitness, |
| definition | : | a spectator who can describe what happened (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | gawker, |
| definition | : | a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ogler, |
| definition | : | a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | spy, |
| definition | : | a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | starer, |
| definition | : | a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | peeper, peeping tom, voyeur, |
| definition | : | a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others (noun.person) |
3. someone who sees an event and reports what happened (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer, |
| definition | : | someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | attestant, attester, |
| definition | : | someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something (noun.person) |
4. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | signatory, signer, |
| definition | : | someone who signs and is bound by a document (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
5. (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | adverse witness, hostile witness, |
| definition | : | a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | character witness, |
| definition | : | a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | expert witness, |
| definition | : | a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | lay witness, |
| definition | : | any witness who does not testify as an expert witness (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | material witness, |
| definition | : | a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
6. be a witness to (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | watch, |
| definition | : | look attentively (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | eyewitness, |
| definition | : | be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes (verb.perception) |
7. perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception)
| hyponym | : | catch, |
| definition | : | become aware of (verb.cognition) |
| verb group | : | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see, |
| definition | : | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition) |
| verb group | : | find, |
| definition | : | perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place (verb.perception) |
8. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | look on, watch, |
| definition | : | observe with attention (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | find, see, witness, |
| definition | : | perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | look, |
| definition | : | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | watch, |
| definition | : | look attentively (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | spectate, |
| definition | : | be a spectator in a sports event (verb.perception) |
9. someone who sees an event and reports what happened (noun.person)
| derivation | : | inform, |
| definition | : | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | witness, |
| definition | : | be a witness to (verb.perception) |
10. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature (noun.person)
| derivation | : | witness, witness, |
| definition | : | be a witness to (verb.perception) |
11. be a witness to (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | attestant, attestator, attestor, witness, |
| definition | : | (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | witness, |
| definition | : | (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law (noun.person) |
12. perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception)
13. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | look on, watch, |
| definition | : | observe with attention (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | find, see, witness, |
| definition | : | perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | look, |
| definition | : | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | watch, |
| definition | : | look attentively (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | spectate, |
| definition | : | be a spectator in a sports event (verb.perception) |
14. someone who sees an event and reports what happened (noun.person)
| derivation | : | inform, |
| definition | : | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | witness, |
| definition | : | be a witness to (verb.perception) |
15. (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature (noun.person)
| derivation | : | witness, witness, |
| definition | : | be a witness to (verb.perception) |
16. be a witness to (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | attestant, attestator, attestor, witness, |
| definition | : | (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | witness, |
| definition | : | (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law (noun.person) |
17. perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception)
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