Meaning of evidence in English

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Verb
evidence
Definitions
1. provide evidence for
Examples
- « stand as proof of »
- « show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes »
- « His high fever attested to his illness »
- « The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication »
- « This decision demonstrates his se »
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2. provide evidence for
Examples
- « The blood test showed that he was the father »
- « Her behavior testified to her incompetence »
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3. give evidence
Examples
- « he was telling on all his former colleague »
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Noun
evidence
Etymology
Middle English: via Old French from Latin evidentia, from evident-‘obvious to the eye or mind’ (see evident)
Definitions
1. your basis for belief or disbelief
Examples
- « knowledge on which to base belief »
- « the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling »
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2. an indication that makes something evident
Examples
- « his trembling was evidence of his fear »
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3. (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
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