Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #867 of 1319

witness (n.)

a person who sees an event

Examples

  • A key witness.

Key rules

  • A witness is a person who sees an event happen
  • A key witness, a witness in court
  • Witness is countable

Common mistakes

  • A witnesses saw the crime → A witness saw the crime
💡 Tip: Crime // Courts // News
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