[
  {
    "word": "witness",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8w\u026atn\u0259s/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8w\u026atn\u0259s/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/witness-au.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75858153",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8w\u026atn\u0259s/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/witness-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=193431",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She can bear witness, since she was there at the time."
          },
          {
            "definition": "One who sees or has personal knowledge of something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "As a witness to the event, I can confirm that he really said that."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Someone called to give evidence in a court.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The witness for the prosecution did not seem very credible."
          },
          {
            "definition": "One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The bridesmaid and best man at a wedding typically serve as the witnesses."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Something that serves as evidence; a sign or token.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To furnish proof of, to show.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "1667: round he throws his baleful eyes / That witness'd huge affliction and dismay \u2014 John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1 ll. 56-7"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To take as evidence.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To see or gain knowledge of through experience.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He witnessed the accident."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(construed with to or for) To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To see the execution of (a legal instrument), and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to witness a bond or a deed"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "certify"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/witness"
    ]
  }
]