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Meaning of witnessed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

witnessed

Pronunciation:/ˈwɪtnəst/

verb

Definitions

  1. To furnish proof of, to show.

    Example: 1667: round he throws his baleful eyes / That witness'd huge affliction and dismay — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1 ll. 56-7

  2. To take as evidence.

  3. To see or gain knowledge of through experience.

    Example: He witnessed the accident.

  4. (construed with to or for) To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.