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evidence

noun · /EV-uh-dens/

Evidence is information, clues, or objects that help show whether something is true. Detectives and scientists use evidence to figure things out.

In a sentence

  • "Mia found muddy paw prints by the door, and that evidence showed the puppy had been outside."
  • "The broken cookie jar was evidence that someone had been sneaking treats."

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Dictionary definition · evidence

noun

  1. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief"the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
  2. an indication that makes something evident"his trembling was evidence of his fear"
  3. (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

verb

  1. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes"His high fever attested to his illness"
  2. provide evidence for"The blood test showed that he was the father"
  3. give evidence"he was telling on all his former colleague"

Similar words

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).