'Witnessing' definitions:
Definition of 'Witnessing'
From: GCIDE
- Witness \Wit"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Witnessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Witnessing.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of. [1913 Webster]
- This is but a faint sketch of the incalculable calamities and horrors we must expect, should we ever witness the triumphs of modern infidelity. --R. Hall. [1913 Webster]
- General Washington did not live to witness the restoration of peace. --Marshall. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest. [1913 Webster]
- Behold how many things they witness against thee. --Mark xv. 4. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) 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. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Witnessing'
- To wit,
- Wit,
- Witful,
- With a witness,
- Witness,
- Witnessed,
- Witted,
- Witting,
- Wittingly,
- wits,
- Mother wit,
- Privileged witnesses,
- The five wits,
- adverse witness,
- battle of wits,
- bear witness,
- bear witness against,
- character witness,
- dim witted,
- expert witness,
- false witness,
- hostile witness,
- jehovah's witness,
- jehovah's witnesses,
- lay witness,
- material witness,
- nimble witted,
- quick witted,
- slow witted,
- thick witted,
- witness box,
- witness of the spirit,
- witness stand,
- Beef-witted,
- Bird-witted,
- Blunt-witted,
- Dull-witted,
- Fat-witted,
- Half-wit,
- Half-witted,
- Lean-witted,
- Quick-witted,
- Ready-witted,
- Sharp-witted,
- Short-witted,
- Slow-witted,
- Sodden-witted,
- To rack one's wits,
- Wit-cracker,
- Wit-snapper,
- Wit-starved,
- bearing false witness,
- dim-witted,
- soft-witted