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witness ~ (A) ~ someone who sees what happens. Someone who has seen or heard something. Then they tell other people about it.
witness ~ (B) ~ a witness is someone who sees an event and will tell of it. To witness is to tell what you have seen.
witness ~ (B) ~ to say what you have seen.
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