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I've read and traveled a lot in the Middle East, and I built on eyewitness accounts of horrific executions that would shape a boy's character and beliefs if he watched his father die that way. These are the stuff of which nightmares are made.
Terry Hayes

Meaning of "eyewitness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EYEWITNESS

eyewitness  [ˈaɪˌwɪtnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EYEWITNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eyewitness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EYEWITNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of eyewitness in the English dictionary

The definition of eyewitness in the dictionary is a person present at an event who can describe what happened.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EYEWITNESS


adroitness
əˈdrɔɪtnɪs
appropriateness
əˈprəʊprɪɪtnɪs
aquafitness
ˈækwəˌfɪtnɪs
brightness
ˈbraɪtnɪs
earwitness
ˈɪərˌwɪtnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
forthrightness
ˈfɔːθraɪtnɪs
greatness
ˈɡreɪtnɪs
impoliteness
ˌɪmpəˈlaɪtnɪs
lateness
ˈleɪtnɪs
lightness
ˈlaɪtnɪs
politeness
pəˈlaɪtnɪs
rightness
ˈraɪtnɪs
slightness
ˈslaɪtnɪs
straightness
ˈstreɪtnɪs
tightness
ˈtaɪtnɪs
unfitness
ʌnˈfɪtnɪs
uprightness
ˈʌpˌraɪtnɪs
whiteness
ˈwaɪtnɪs
witness
ˈwɪtnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EYEWITNESS

eyes out
eyes right
eyeshade
eyeshine
eyeshot
eyesight
eyesome
eyesore
eyespot
eyestalk
eyestone
eyestrain
eyeteeth
Eyetie
eyetooth
eyewash
eyewater
eyewear
eyewink
eyewitness account

WORDS THAT END LIKE EYEWITNESS

adeptness
alertness
aptness
bluntness
business
compactness
correctness
expert witness
flatness
hotness
physical fitness
pleasantness
political correctness
promptness
robustness
shortness
softness
sweetness
tartness
vastness
wetness

Synonyms and antonyms of eyewitness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EYEWITNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «eyewitness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of eyewitness

Translation of «eyewitness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EYEWITNESS

Find out the translation of eyewitness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eyewitness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eyewitness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

目击者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

testigo
570 millions of speakers

English

eyewitness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रत्यक्षदर्शी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شاهد عيان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

очевидец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

testemunha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রত্যক্ষ সাক্ষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

témoin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saksi mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Augenzeuge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

目撃者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

목격자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saksi mata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người chứng nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணால் கண்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रत्यक्षदर्शी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

görgü tanığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

testimone oculare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naoczny świadek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

очевидець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

martor ocular
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτόπτης μάρτυρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ooggetuie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ögonvittne
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øyenvitne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eyewitness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EYEWITNESS»

The term «eyewitness» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EYEWITNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eyewitness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eyewitness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eyewitness

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2 QUOTES WITH «EYEWITNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eyewitness.
1
Terry Hayes
I've read and traveled a lot in the Middle East, and I built on eyewitness accounts of horrific executions that would shape a boy's character and beliefs if he watched his father die that way. These are the stuff of which nightmares are made.
2
Jean Shepherd
I had been an eyewitness to a truly historic moment in American pop culture.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EYEWITNESS»

Discover the use of eyewitness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eyewitness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eyewitness Testimony
Eyewitness Testimony provides a sobering counterpoint to today's theatrical reliance on eyewitness accounts in the media, and should be required reading for trial lawyers, psychologists, jurors, and anyone who considers the chilling ...
Elizabeth F. Loftus, 1996
2
Eyewitness To Power: The Essence of Leadership Nixon to Clinton
Gergen begins Eyewitness to Power with his reminiscence of being the thirty-year-old chief of the White House speechwriting team under Richard Nixon, a young man at the center of the Watergate storm.
David Gergen, 2001
3
Adult Eyewitness Testimony: Current Trends and Developments
Investigates the factors that influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.
David Frank Ross, J. Don Read, Michael P. Toglia, 1994
4
Eyewitness: The Amelia Earhart Incident
Devine presents the most comprehensive collection of research done to date on the great aviation mystery.
Thomas E. Devine, Richard M. Daley, 1987
5
Eyewitness: A Filmmaker's Memoir of the Chicano Movement
Noted filmmaker Jesús Salvador Treviño participated in and documented the most important events in the Mexican American civil rights movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s: the farm workers' strikes and boycotts, the Los Angeles ...
Jesús Salvador Treviño, 2001
6
Eyewitness: 150 Years of Photojournalism
A selection of 150 years worth of international photojournalism.
Richard Lacayo, George Russell, 1995
7
Knight: Noble Warrior of England, 1200-1600
The knight in shining armour is a staple figure in popular culture, film, and fiction. But what was the knight truly like?
Christopher Gravett, 2008
8
Eyewitness: A Living Documentary of the African American ...
A comprehensive oral history of African-Americans from the time of Spanish and Portuguese exploration to the present combines eyewitness testimony with historical accounts in the words of familiar voices--Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas- ...
William Loren Katz, 1995
9
Mistaken Identification: The Eyewitness, Psychology and the Law
Examines traditional safeguards against mistaken eyewitness identification.
Brian L. Cutler, Steven D. Penrod, 1995
10
Eyewitness to Irish History
At the same time, you'll find vivid portraits of everyday life in Ireland throughout the centuries as chronicled in everything from St. Patrick's confessions to heartrending accounts of the famine of 1848 to the letters, diaries, and ...
Peter Berresford Ellis, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EYEWITNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eyewitness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eyewitness provides new details about massive tanker explosion
(WIAT) — An eyewitness said he was asleep around 6:30 Wednesday morning, but got a wake up call in his own back yard that he could have ... «WIAT 42, Jul 15»
2
Questions still unanswered about Prov. mill fire
Eyewitness News made numerous calls Thursday to get answers about the status of a fire investigation — nearly four months after a massive ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
3
Individual Hit By Car On 422 Near Norristown: Eyewitness Reports
An individual was hit by a car on Route 422 eastbound near Route 363, according to eyewitness reports. The incident occurred at about 1:15 ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
4
Two boats catch fire in Narragansett
... another boat caught fire. Eyewitness News has a crew headed to the scene. Tune in to Eyewitness News This Morning on WPRI-12 for more. «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
5
Eyewitness News obtains DashCam video from freight train accident …
It happened just before 1 a.m. Wednesday at Rust Street and Maspeth Avenue in Maspeth, when a freight train hauling trash collided with a ... «WABC-TV, Jul 15»
6
Union County Torah Center in Westfield to host 'Eyewitness
Survivors of the Holocaust will share their personal stories in an upcoming lecture series, "Eyewitness Holocaust Testimonies." Survivors of ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
7
Eyewitness identifies Bandra acid attack 'killer'
Sheikh was corroborating the statement of Sameer Sheikh, an eyewitness to the incident who had deposed on Tuesday. Sameer, also a rag ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
8
Rhode Island Hospital employees picket
In a statement to Eyewitness News, Rhode Island Hospital says they have been in contract talks with the union for months and are hoping a ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
9
Charlestown police suspend search for missing woman
Eyewitness News crews were not allowed in the search area because it is taking place on tribal land, according to officials. “She became upset ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
10
Felony Claims Against Morganfield Rescue Squad
Eyewitness news has tried to obtain the letter, but we were denied by officials at City Hall, by Mayor Dickie Berry, and the Fire Department. «Tristatehomepage.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Eyewitness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/eyewitness>. Apr 2024 ».
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