eyewitness

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪˌwɪtnɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈaɪˈwɪtnɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. ī′wit′nis, ī′wit′nis; v. ī′wit′nis)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
eye•wit•ness /ˈaɪˈwɪtnɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Lawa person who sees some act, occurrence, or the like, and can give a firsthand account of it.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
eye•wit•ness  (n. ī′wit′nis, ī′wit′nis;v. ī′wit′nis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Lawa person who actually sees some act, occurrence, or thing and can give a firsthand account of it:There were two eyewitnesses to the murder.

v.t. 
  1. Lawto view with one's own eyes:to eyewitness a murder.
  • eye + witness 1530–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eyewitness / ˈaɪˌwɪtnɪs/
  1. a person present at an event who can describe what happened
'eyewitness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
autopsy - conclude - conflict - unquestioned - witness

Forum discussions with the word(s) "eyewitness" in the title:


Look up "eyewitness" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "eyewitness" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.