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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪtnəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɪtnɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wit′nis)

Collocations for "witness"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "witness" in context.

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witness

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [a, the] [key, silent, main] witness
  2. a [casual, incidental, secret, accidental, willing] witness
  3. the witness took the [oath, stand, fifth]
  4. the witness gave his [account, version] of the [event]
  5. [silence, intimidate, question, bump off] the witness
  6. the [judge, attorney, prosecution] called the (key) witness
  7. the witness [denied, admitted] (stealing)
  8. the witness refused to [answer, give details]
  9. [persuaded, forced, coerced] into being a witness
  10. his face is witness to his [guilt, suffering, embarrassment]
  11. she bore witness to his [suffering]
  12. a witness to the [event, attack, crime, accident]
  13. a witness in [court, the court room]
n as adj
  1. took his witness [declaration, statement]
  2. from the witness testimony
  3. is on the witness stand
  4. a witness protection [program, scheme, service]
  5. went into witness protection
v
  1. witness a [robbery, murder, crime]
  2. [neighbors, a few people, a passer-by, nobody] witnessed the [robbery]
  3. witnessed by [neighbors]
  4. witness the [death, birth, collapse, downfall, rise] of
  5. witness an [increase, decrease, rise, fall] in
  6. have witnessed [horrible, awful] things
  7. witnessed it from my [deck, window, house]
  8. witnessed it first hand
  9. witnessed it with my own eyes
  10. witnessed in recent [years]
  11. witnessed by [experts, scientists, researchers]
  12. witness and [experience, document, record, participate, report]
  13. witness [the will, our wedding, the signature]
'witness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "witness" in the title:

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(as) witness - English Only forum
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a sorry witness - English Only forum
a witness "to / of" something - English Only forum
a witness to the faithful - English Only forum
as (a) witness - English Only forum
<As> god is my witness - English Only forum
as God is X's witness - English Only forum
as good a witness as you get - English Only forum
As Judge Taylor <banged> his gavel, Mr. Ewell <was sitting> smugly in the witness chair - English Only forum
as witness - English Only forum
as witness -- inversion of verb? - English Only forum
as witness the hands of the parties to this agreement - English Only forum
attestor, attestant, witness, eyewitness, referee, reference - English Only forum
be (a?/the?/blank?)witness to - English Only forum
bear witness for me what a heavy heart I carried to it - English Only forum
bear witness for/to somebody - English Only forum
bear witness in doing - English Only forum
bear witness to - English Only forum
Bear witness to/be witness to - English Only forum
bear witness vs bear testimony - English Only forum
bear witness/bear witness to - English Only forum
Bearing witness - English Only forum
bearing witness to the forces, pioneers and villains - English Only forum
bears witness - English Only forum
Before God vs As God is my witness - English Only forum
being (a) witness to an auto accident - English Only forum
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