Experience
Experience verb - To come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it.
Usage example: eventually we all have to experience the loss of a loved one
Witness and experience are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Witness" instead a verb "Experience".
Witness
Witness verb - To come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it.
Usage example: war changes anyone who has ever witnessed it first hand
Experience and witness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Experience" instead a verb "Witness".
Nearby Words: witnessed, witnessing
How words are described
| valuable | valuable experience | valuable witness |
| direct | direct experience | direct witness |
| actual | actual experience | actual witness |
| personal | personal experience | personal witness |
| Other adjectives: new, professional, possible, less, previous, firsthand, first-hand. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- However, since he lacks the sense of smell and taste, the mandatory act of eating is pleasant neither for him to experience nor others to witness.
Source: Eating Optional -
Kirito and Asuna also experience this when they witness Yui's temporary Heroic Sacrifice.
Source: Light Novel / Sword Art Online -
While Frank does spare the life of young Harmonica, he does it only to experience sadistic glee at seeing the guy witness the murder of his brother.
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