witnessing (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪt.nəs.ɪŋ/
Definition
Seeing or knowing about an event because you were present when it happened.
Examples
The police are looking for anyone witnessing the accident.
She spent her childhood witnessing the slow decline of her family's fortunes.
Many people were witnessing the launch of the new spacecraft.
How to Use witnessing
- witness to (prepositional phrase)
- To serve as proof or evidence of something. — "His scars were witnessing to his bravery in battle."
- witness something happen (collocation)
- To see an event occur. — "We were witnessing the building collapse."
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