/ˈɛvɪd(ə)ns/
Translation
Facts or things that show what is true or who did something.
Word origin
From Latin evidentia, meaning clearness, from videre, to see.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- evidentia
- English cognates
- evident
Examples
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Without evidence, nobody can show that he did it.
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"Evidence" is uncountable, so it has no plural.
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Things left behind can be evidence.
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Grammar articles
(5)Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
English grammar test: 30 questions with answers (A2-B2)
Modals of deduction in English: must be, might be, could be and can't be
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have and might have
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
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