eyewitness

ˈaɪˌwɪtnəs

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Definition of eyewitness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

observationperson who sees an event and can describe it

The eyewitness described the accident to the police.

observer

spectator

witness

Verb

tr.

observesee an event happen firsthand

She eyewitnessed the accident from her window.

observe

witness

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eyewitness account

report of an event given by someone who personally saw it happen

The journalist included an eyewitness account of the earthquake in her article.

Origin of eyewitness

Old English, ēage (eye) + witness (testimony)

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mistaken identity

wrong person

legal defense claiming incorrect eyewitness identification

Examples of eyewitness in a sentence

The eyewitness account was crucial in the trial.
He eyewitnessed the robbery while walking home.
They eyewitnessed the rare eclipse from the hilltop.

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French:témoin oculaire, être témoin, ...
German:Augenzeuge, bezeugen, ...
Italian:testimone oculare, assistere, ...
Spanish:testigo presencial, presenciar, ...
Portuguese:testemunha ocular, testemunhar, ...
Chinese:目击者, 目睹, ...
Japanese:目撃者, 目撃する, ...
Arabic:شاهد عيان, شَهِدَ, ...
Hebrew:עֵד רְאִיָּה, לַחֲזוֹת בְּ, ...
Russian:очевидец, быть свидетелем, ...
Ukrainian:очевидець, бачити, ...
Hindi:प्रत्यक्षदर्शी, देखना, ...
Bengali:প্রত্যক্ষদর্শী, প্রত্যক্ষ করা, ...
Catalan:testimoni ocular, presenciar, ...
Czech:očitý svědek, být očitým svědkem, ...
Danish:øjenvidne, overvære, ...
Dutch:ooggetuige, ooggetuige zijn van, ...
Greek:αυτόπτης μάρτυρας, παρατηρώ, ...
Hungarian:szemtanú, szemtanúja lenni, ...
Khmer:សាក្សីផ្ទាល់ភ្នែក, ឃើញផ្ទាល់ភ្នែក, ...
Korean:목격자, 목격하다, ...
Persian:شاهد عینی, مشاهده کرد, ...
Polish:naoczny świadek, być świadkiem, ...
Portuguese (BR):testemunha ocular, testemunhar, ...
Romanian:martor ocular, a fi martor, ...
Swedish:ögonvittne, bevittna, ...
Thai:พยานผู้เห็นเหตุการณ์, เห็นเหตุการณ์, ...
Turkish:görgü tanığı, gözlemlemek, ...
Vietnamese:nhân chứng, chứng kiến, ...

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