Vocabulary

witness

目撃(もくげき)する

B1 · Intermediate Common

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(1) Verb

To see some action in person, first hand.

ある行動(こうどう)を直接(ちょくせつ)見(み)ること。

Examples

  1. The incident was witnessed by hundreds of people, and recorded by many of them.

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witness

証人(しょうにん)
(2) Noun
A person that has first hand knowledge of an incident because they were physically present when it happened.

事件(じけん)が起(お)こったときに物理(ぶつり)的(てき)にその場(ば)にいたため、事件(じけん)を直接(ちょくせつ)知(し)っている人(ひと)。

Examples

  1. She was the first witness called in the case. Her testimony was not very convincing though.

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