evidence
/ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/noun, verb3 syllables
Evidence means: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes.
Synonyms for evidence11
noun, as in your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
verb, as in provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
verb, as in give evidence
What does evidence mean?6
verb
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes“His high fever attested to his illness”
provide evidence for“The blood test showed that he was the father”
give evidence“he was telling on all his former colleague”
noun
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief“the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling”
an indication that makes something evident“his trembling was evidence of his fear”
(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Evidence in a sentence
- As for the accusations of heresy, here the evidence is much weaker.Dejo
- A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.Scott
- Unless there is reliable evidence for it, we should not believe anything.eastasiastudent
- As for the accusations of heresy: here, the evidence is much weaker.unknown
- As for the accusations of heresy--here, the evidence is much weaker.unknown
- Your examples are cherry-picked, nothing more than anecdotal evidence.karloelkebekio
- These are evidence of a long-lost, ancient culture.6dDcHYgMAg
- Ziri searched the room for any evidence, but found none.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of evidence
as a noun
- plural
- evidences
as a verb
- past tense
- evidenced
- present participle
- evidencing
- third-person singular
- evidences
- past participle
- evidenced