eyewitness

noun 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

better, independent, protected, tragic

VERB + EYEWITNESS

became, found, wasn't

EYEWITNESS + NOUN

events

PREP.

than, without

ADV.

only

Definitions

noun

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it.

And the girl's fate he could picture as plainly as though he were an eyewitness to it.

The evidence of eyewitnesses and the distance travelled after the initial derailment confirmed that the train was travelling at 45 to 50 m.p.h. as it became derailed.

verb

To be present at an event or incident, and see and observe it.

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Example Bank

And the girl's fate he could picture as plainly as though he were an eyewitness to it.

Wiktionary

The evidence of eyewitnesses and the distance travelled after the initial derailment confirmed that the train was travelling at 45 to 50 m.p.h. as it became derailed.

Wiktionary

There was no eyewitness report or independent confirmation for the strike near the town of Mareesa that was also reported by the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television network.

Wiktionary

One eyewitness is better than ten earwitnesses.

Tatoeba · #27621

Tom is an eyewitness.

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Is Tom an eyewitness?

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