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    evidence
    /ˈɛvɪd(ə)ns/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. be or show evidence of: "the quality of the bracelet, as evidenced by the workmanship, is exceptional"

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  2. EVIDENCE definition: 1. facts, information, documents, etc. that give reason to believe that something is true: 2. to…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of EVIDENCE is an outward sign : indication. How to use evidence in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Evidence.

  4. evidence is any information so given, whether furnished by witnesses or derived from documents or from any other source: Hearsay evidence is not admitted in a trial.

  5. Evidence, exhibit, testimony, proof refer to information furnished in a legal investigation to support a contention. Evidence is any information so given, whether furnished by witnesses or derived from documents or from any other source: Hearsay evidence is not admitted in a trial.

  6. something that makes you believe that something is true or exists: evidence of global warming. [ + that ] There is no scientific evidence that the drug is addictive. Fewer examples. inconclusive evidence. photographic evidence. Recent evidence indicates that the skeleton is about 3 million years old. There's no evidence to support his story.

  7. /ˈevɪdəns/ Idioms. [uncountable] the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that something is true. evidence (of something) Researchers have found clear scientific evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.

  8. Evidence is anything that can be used to prove something — like the evidence presented in a trial, or the trail of bread crumbs that is evidence of the path Hansel took through the woods.

  9. 1. a [noncount] : something which shows that something else exists or is true. There is no evidence that these devices actually work. He has been unable to find evidence to support his theory. She first showed/gave evidence of her abilities [=she first showed her abilities] at an early age. [+] more examples.

  10. evidence. noun. /ˈɛvədəns/. [uncountable, countable] the facts, signs, or objects that make you believe that something is true evidence (of something) There is convincing evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.

  11. to prove or show something; to be evidence of something. as evidenced by something The legal profession is still a largely male world, as evidenced by the small number of women judges. be evidenced in something The scale of the problem is not evidenced in police statistics. Word Origin.