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witness

 
 
/ˈwɪtnəs/ verb [T]

Definition

SEE to see something happen, especially an accident or crime: Did anyone witness the attack?
DOCUMENT to sign your name on an official document to say that you were present when someone else signed it
(Definition of witness verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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