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  1. 1. v. i. Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. That which furnishes evidence or proof. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. i. To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. someone who sees an event and reports what happened Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. word/testimony">testimony by word or deed to your religious faith Source: wordnet

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