Evidence Definition
ĕvĭ-dəns
evidenced, evidences, evidencing
noun
evidences
A thing or set of things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment.
The broken window was evidence that a burglary had taken place. Scientists weighed the evidence for and against the hypothesis.
American Heritage
The condition of being evident.
Webster's New World
Something that makes another thing evident; indication; sign.
Webster's New World
Something that tends to prove; ground for belief.
Webster's New World
The means by which an allegation may be proven, such as oral testimony, documents, or physical objects.
American Heritage
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verb
evidenced, evidences, evidencing
To make evident; indicate; show.
Webster's New World
To bear witness to; attest.
Webster's New World
To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.
She was furious, as evidenced by her slamming the door.
Wiktionary
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idiom
in evidence
- Plainly visible; to be seen:
It was early, and few pedestrians were in evidence on the city streets.
- As legal evidence:
submitted the photograph in evidence.
American Heritage
in evidence
- plainly visible or perceptible
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Evidence
Origin of Evidence
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From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), from evidens (“clear, evident”); see evident.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Late Latin ēvidentia from Latin ēvidēns ēvident- obvious evident
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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