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The correct spelling is witnessing.
How to pronounce witnessing
verb
Say it like: Wit-nes-sin-g
The correct spelling is witnessing. To furnish proof of, to show. For example: "1667: round he throws his baleful eyes / That witness'd huge affliction and dismay — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1 ll. 56-7"
Usage Examples
“1667: round he throws his baleful eyes / That witness'd huge affliction and dismay — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1 ll. 56-7”
“He witnessed the accident.”
“to witness a bond or a deed”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To furnish proof of, to show.
- 2.To take as evidence.
- 3.To see or gain knowledge of through experience.
- 4.(construed with to or for) To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.
- 5.To see the execution of (a legal instrument), and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity.
noun
- 1.The act of bearing witness.
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