Collocations for "witness"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "witness" in context.
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witness
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a, the] [key, silent, main] witness
- a [casual, incidental, secret, accidental, willing] witness
- the witness took the [oath, stand, fifth]
- the witness gave his [account, version] of the [event]
- [silence, intimidate, question, bump off] the witness
- the [judge, attorney, prosecution] called the (key) witness
- the witness [denied, admitted] (stealing)
- the witness refused to [answer, give details]
- [persuaded, forced, coerced] into being a witness
- his face is witness to his [guilt, suffering, embarrassment]
- she bore witness to his [suffering]
- a witness to the [event, attack, crime, accident]
- a witness in [court, the court room]
- took his witness [declaration, statement]
- from the witness testimony
- is on the witness stand
- a witness protection [program, scheme, service]
- went into witness protection
- witness a [robbery, murder, crime]
- [neighbors, a few people, a passer-by, nobody] witnessed the [robbery]
- witnessed by [neighbors]
- witness the [death, birth, collapse, downfall, rise] of
- witness an [increase, decrease, rise, fall] in
- have witnessed [horrible, awful] things
- witnessed it from my [deck, window, house]
- witnessed it first hand
- witnessed it with my own eyes
- witnessed in recent [years]
- witnessed by [experts, scientists, researchers]
- witness and [experience, document, record, participate, report]
- witness [the will, our wedding, the signature]
'witness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abroad
- alibi
- attest
- badge
- bear
- beauty
- demeanor
- drove
- examination
- false
- flare
- flock
- foot
- friend
- fright
- frightening
- grandma
- grandpa
- granny
- grill
- incredible
- lawyer
- lifetime
- marvelous
- material
- oath
- ordinary
- oversee
- plaintiff
- prosectution
- prosecution
- prosecutor
- push
- question
- registrar
- report
- said
- silent
- spectacular
- stand
- statement
- summon
- tidal
- travel
- trusted