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witnessing

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. 1.To furnish proof of, to show.
  2. 2.To take as evidence.
  3. 3.To see or gain knowledge of through experience.
  4. 4.(construed with to or for) To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.
  5. 5.To see the execution of (a legal instrument), and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity.

noun

  1. 1.The act of bearing witness.

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