Saturday, February 20, 2016

WITNESS

WORD: WITNESS

MEANING:
1. One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced: a witness to the accident.
2. Law
a. One who is called on to testify before a court.
b. One who is called on to be present at a transaction in order to attest to what takes place.
c. One who signs one's name to a document for the purpose of attesting to its authenticity.
3.
a. Attestation to a fact, statement, or event; testimony: She bears witness to these events in her letters.
b. Something that serves as evidence; a sign: The parody of the poem is a witness to the poem's popularity.
4.
a. One who publicly affirms religious faith.
b. Witness A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. He is the witness for the murder.
2. You have to witness the scene.

PRONOUNCE:
wit·ness - विट्नस / विट्निस

LINK: WITNESS

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