n. 25B6; noun
witnesses claimed that he started the fight : OBSERVER, onlooker, eyewitness, spectator, viewer, watcher; bystander, passer-by.
a whisky bottle was the only witness of his mood : EVIDENCE, indication, proof, testimony.
25B6; verb
who witnessed the incident? : SEE, observe, watch, view, notice, spot; be present at, attend; poetic/literary behold.
the will is correctly witnessed : COUNTERSIGN, sign, endorse, validate; N. Amer. notarize.
his writings witness an inner toughness : ATTEST TO, testify to, bear witness to, confirm, evidence, prove, verify, corroborate, substantiate; show, demonstrate, indicate, reveal, bespeak.