English / phrase
Eye-witness account
MEANING IN ENGLISH
a first-person testimony or report describing what an observer personally saw happen at an event
In context
01
The reporter broadcast an emotional eye-witness account of the daring rescue operation from the flooded village.
02
Investigators relied heavily on a detailed eye-witness account to determine the exact cause of the downtown fire.
Synonyms
Firsthand testimony,on-scene observation,eyewitness report
Antonyms
Hearsay,unsubstantiated rumor,second-hand speculation
Collocations
Reliable eye-witness account,provide an eye-witness account,vivid eye-witness account