witness

nouns

someone who sees an event and reports what happened
informant, witness, witnesser
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
"the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"
looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness
testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
witness
is a type of (narrower)
a solemn statement made under oath
testimony
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
attestant, attestator, attestor, witness
(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
witness
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
a human being
"there was too much for one person to do"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

verbs

be a witness to
"She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
witness
is derived from
witnesser
is a type of (narrower)
look attentively
"watch a basketball game"
watch
perceive or be contemporaneous with
"We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
find, see, witness