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witness

/ˈwɪtnəs/ /ˈwɪtnəs/
verb Regular verbwitness witnessed
General
  1. 1 (bir olaya) tanık olmak, şahit olmak

Definition (English)

To see something happen, especially an accident or a crime.

Example Sentences

  1. Several people witnessed the accident at the busy crossroads.
    Kalabalık kavşaktaki kazaya birkaç kişi tanık oldu.
  2. She witnessed a robbery on her way home from work.
    İşten eve dönerken bir soyguna şahit oldu.
Formal
  1. 1 (bir şeye) sahne olmak

Definition (English)

To be the time or place where an important event or change happens.

Example Sentences

  1. The 1990s witnessed huge changes in how people communicate.
    1990'lı yıllar, insanların iletişim kurma biçiminde büyük değişikliklere sahne oldu.
  2. This small stadium has witnessed many famous football matches.
    Bu küçük stadyum pek çok ünlü futbol maçına sahne oldu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base witness
/ˈwɪtnəs/
Past witnessed
/ˈwɪtnəst/
Participle witnessed
/ˈwɪtnəst/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edwitness → witnessed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /s/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. witnessed /ˈwɪtnəst/

Synonyms

observeseewatchnoticebeholdperceivetestify

Collocations

witness an accidentwitness a crimeeye witnesswitness to the eventwitness statementwitness the scene

Related Words

accidentcrimecourtevidencetestimonylaw

Phrases 5

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