Definitions for Eyewitness
ˈaɪˈwɪt nɪseye·wit·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eyewitnessverb

   a spectator who can describe what happened

2. eyewitnessverb

   be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eyewitnessnoun

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

2. eyewitnessverb

   To be present at an event, and see it

3. Etymology: From eye + witness

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eyewitnessnoun

   An ocular evidence; one who gives testimony to facts seen with his own eyes.

   Etymology: eye and witness.

   We made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 2 Pet.

   To meet him all his saints, who silent stood
   Eyewitnesses of his almighty acts,
   With jubilee advanc’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi.

   Give us, if thou can’st,
   Eyewitness of what first or last was done,
   Relation more particular and distinct. John Milton, Agonistes.

   The curious, by laying together circumstances, attestations, and characters of those who are concerned in them, either receive or reject what at first but eyewitnesses could absolutely believe or disbelieve. Joseph Addison, on the Christian Religion.

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1. eyewitness

   An eyewitness is a person who has seen or experienced a particular event or incident directly, giving them firsthand knowledge about it, which they can then provide as evidence or testimony. Examples include witnesses of a crime, an accident or a historical event.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eyewitnessnoun

   one who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of anything

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Eyewitness

   Eyewitness is a 1981 thriller film about a television news reporter and a janitor who team up to solve a murder. The film was directed by Peter Yates, written by Steve Tesich and stars William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, and Christopher Plummer. Hum To Mohabbat Karega a 2000 Bollywood thriller-comedy film starring Karishma Kapoor and Bobby Deol was inspired by Eyewitness.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eyewitness in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eyewitness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Eyewitness in a Sentence

1. William Bottke:

   In a sense, the asteroid belt has been an eyewitness to multiple 'drive-by shootings' from the earliest time in solar system history, by reading the traces left behind, we can use asteroid samplesto tell us who did it, when they did it and how they did it.

2. Justin Brooks:

   Bad eyewitness identifications are one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions, it's amazing that Vargas will finally be released after more than 16 years of wrongful incarceration. It's time for him to get back to his family and his life. Hopefully, this new evidence will help police catch the true perpetrator.

3. Brett Tolman:

   Now they have an objective eyewitness, dispatch and Gabby herself saying that Brian hit her, why they didn’t take him into custody is mind-boggling. I understand that hindsight is 20/20, but this is an absolute failure to properly assess the moment and make a proper decision based upon the facts and the law.

4. The Moscow Investigative Committee:

   Eyewitness are being questioned, CCTV footage is already being analyzed. Evidence has been collected. A number of tests were carried out -- among them are ballistic, medical examination and trace evidence.

5. Emily Maw:

   Eyewitnesses are so often wrong. If you've excluded forensics that point in another direction from eyewitness identification, that's an enormous red flag.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Eyewitness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eyewitness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Eyewitness
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eyewitness
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Eyewitness