Слово англійською: witness

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Переклад witness українською: бу́ти сві́дком

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witness

verb

/ˈwɪtnəs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they witness	/ˈwɪtnəs/
he / she / it witnesses	/ˈwɪtnəsɪz/
past simple witnessed	/ˈwɪtnəst/
past participle witnessed	/ˈwɪtnəst/
-ing form witnessing	/ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ/

see something

[transitive] witness something to see something happen (typically a crime or an accident)

to witness an accident/a murder/an attack
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.
We are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in violent crime.
She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed.
The novel is based on an event that he himself had witnessed.
I couldn’t bear to witness their suffering.
We had witnessed one of the most outstanding theatrical performances of the decade.
It's one of the strongest pieces of dance theatre I've ever witnessed.

Synonyms noticenoticenote ▪ detect ▪ observe ▪ witnessThese words all mean to see something, especially when you pay careful attention to it.notice to see, hear or become aware of somebody/something; to pay attention to somebody/something:

The first thing I noticed about the room was the smell.

note (rather formal) to notice or pay careful attention to something:

Please note (that) the office will be closed on Monday.

This word is very common in business English: Note that the prices are inclusive of VAT. detect to discover or notice something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear, etc:

The tests are designed to detect the disease early.

observe (formal) to see or notice somebody/something:

Have you observed any changes lately?
The police observed a man enter the bank.

witness (rather formal) to see something happen:

Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.

Patterns

to notice/note/detect/observe that/how/what/where/who…
to notice/observe/witness something happen/somebody do something

of time/place

[transitive] witness something to be the place, period, organization, etc. in which particular events take place

Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility.
The retail trade is witnessing a sharp fall in sales.
The last century witnessed an unprecedented increase in violent crime.

signature

[transitive] witness something to be present when an official document is signed and sign it yourself to prove that you saw this happen

to witness a signature
The document was witnessed by a lawyer.

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be sign/proof

[intransitive, transitive, usually passive] to be a sign or proof of something

witness to something The huge attendance figures for the exhibition witness to a healthy interest in modern art.
as witnessed by something There has been increasing interest in her life and work, as witnessed by the publication of two new biographies.

[transitive] witness something (formal) used when giving an example that proves something you have just said

Authentic Italian cooking is very healthy—witness the low incidence of heart disease in Italy.

to religious beliefs

[intransitive] witness (to something) (especially North American English) to speak to people about your strong religious beliefs synonym testify

Word OriginOld English witnes (see wit, -ness).

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