witness
verb [T] (HAPPEN) /ˈwɪt.nəs/ formalDefinition
› When a place or period witnesses a particular event, the event happens in that place or during that period: This university has witnessed quite a few changes over the years. The past few years have witnessed momentous changes throughout Eastern Europe.Experiencing and suffering
(Definition of witness verb (HAPPEN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “witness”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- (straight) from the horse's mouth idiom
- afflict verb
- affliction noun
- almost/nearly die of sth idiom
- be a victim of your own success idiom
- be at/on the receiving end idiom
- cursed adjective (HAVING BAD LUCK)
- depth noun (STRENGTH)
- eaten up with/by sth idiom
- experience verb
- exposure noun (EXPERIENCE)
- fall prey/victim to sth/sb idiom
- firsthand adverb
- nurse verb (FEEL EMOTION)
- practical adjective (EXPERIENCE)
- stricken adjective
- survive verb
- survivor noun
- take/have a knock idiom
- victim noun
Topic:
Experiencing and suffering
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
