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Etymology
ON. witnes

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-witness.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|es

1. attestation|Attestation of a fact or event.

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

1. One who has a personal knowledge of something.

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

1. Someone called to give evidence in a court.

#:The witness for the prosecution did not seem very credible.

Translations
trans-top|attestation of a fact or event
Czech: sv�dectví n
Dutch: getuigenis
Ewe: �ase�i�i
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Hungarian: t|hu|tanúság
Japanese: 証人 (�����, sh�nin), 証 (���, akashi)
Russian: t|ru|�виде�ел���во|n|tr=svid'ét'el�stvo
Swedish: t|sv|vittnesmål|n
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trans-top|one who has a personal knowledge of something
Czech: sv�dek m
Ewe: �asedila
Finnish: todistaja
Hungarian: t|hu|szemtanú, t|hu|fültanú
Japanese ��� (������, mokugeki sha)
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Russian: t|ru|�виде�ел�|m|trsvid'ét'el�, t|ru|о�евиде�|m|tro�evíd'ec
Swedish: t|sv|vittne|n
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trans-top|someone called to give evidence in a court
Czech: sv�dek m
Dutch: getuige
Finnish: todistaja
Hungarian: t|hu|tanú
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Japanese: 証人 (�����, sh�nin)
Russian: t|ru|�виде�ел�|m|tr=svid'ét'el�
Swedish: t|sv|vittne|n
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|شا�د (š�hed) m
ttbc|Chinese: �人 (zhèng-rén)
ttbc|French: témoin m
ttbc|German: Zeuge m, Zeugin f
ttbc|Italian: testimone
ttbc|Korean: �� (jeung-in)
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ttbc|Kurdish: govan, �ahid, gewa
ttbc|Polish: �wiadek m
ttbc|Portuguese: testemunha f
ttbc|Slovene: pri�a f
ttbc|Spanish: testigo m
ttbc|Urdu: (gawah) m
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Verb
en-verb|witness|es

1. transitive To furnish proof of, to show.

#:This certificate witnesses his presence on that day.
#*1667: round he throws his baleful eyes / That witness'd huge affliction and dismay � John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1 ll. 56-7

1. transitive To take note of.

#:Witness the lack of growth despite his efforts.

1. transitive To see, note, or gain knowledge of.

#:He witnessed the accident.

1. intransitive (with the preposition to) To preach at someone.

#:"I don't really want to be actively harrassed (I mean witnessed to) (...)"<ref>Raising children with a Christian (and extended fam)</ref>

Synonyms
certify

Translations
trans-top|(transitive) to furnish proof of, to show
Hungarian: t|hu|tanúsít
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Russian: t|ru|�виде�ел���ова��|trsvid'ét'el'stvovat' impf; t|ru|под�ве�жда��|trpodtv'erždát' impf, t|ru|под�ве�ди��|tr=podtv'erdít' pf
Swedish: t|sv|vittna om
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trans-top|(transitive) to take note of
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Swedish: t|sv|bevittna
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trans-top|(transitive) to see, note, or gain knowledge of
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Swedish: t|sv|bevittna
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trans-top|(intransitive; with the preposition to) to preach at someone
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ttbc|French: témoigner
ttbc|Slovene: pri�ati
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ttbc|German: bezeugen
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References
Raising children with a Christian (and extended fam)

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