WITNESS

Definitions

1. 1. To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of. This is but a faint sketch of the incalculable calamities and horrors we must expect, should we ever witness the triumphs of modern infidelity. R. Hall. General Washington did not live to witness the restoration of peace. Marshall.
2. 2. To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest. Behold how many things they witness against thee. Mark xv. 4.
3. 3. To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.