evidence
verb/ˈevɪdəns/
/ˈevɪdəns/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they evidence | /ˈevɪdəns/ /ˈevɪdəns/ |
| he / she / it evidences | /ˈevɪdənsɪz/ /ˈevɪdənsɪz/ |
| past simple evidenced | /ˈevɪdənst/ /ˈevɪdənst/ |
| past participle evidenced | /ˈevɪdənst/ /ˈevɪdənst/ |
| -ing form evidencing | /ˈevɪdənsɪŋ/ /ˈevɪdənsɪŋ/ |
- to prove or show something; to be evidence of something
- as evidenced by something This strategy has been highly successful, as evidenced by the leap in revenue in the last year.
- be evidenced in something The scale of the problem is not evidenced in police statistics.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin evidentia, from evident- ‘obvious to the eye or mind’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + videre ‘to see’.Definitions on the go
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