Evidence
noun
Information or proof that someone uses to show that something is true.
The police have found evidence that links him to the crime.
Often appears as...
- physical evidence
- circumstantial evidence
verb
To show something clearly or support a fact or claim.
The report evidences the benefits of a balanced diet.
Often appears as...
- evidence the fact
- evidence the claim
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
The jury has to consider the evidence before a verdict can be reached.
Often appears as...
- present evidence
- admissible evidence
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Technical
noun
Something that gives a clear sign or reason to believe something.
There is strong evidence to support the theory of evolution.
Often appears as...
- scientific evidence
- clinical evidence
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Information or proof that someone uses to show that something is true.
The police have found evidence that links him to the crime.
Often appears as...
- physical evidence
- circumstantial evidence
verb
To show something clearly or support a fact or claim.
The report evidences the benefits of a balanced diet.
Often appears as...
- evidence the fact
- evidence the claim
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
The jury has to consider the evidence before a verdict can be reached.
Often appears as...
- present evidence
- admissible evidence
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Technical
noun
Something that gives a clear sign or reason to believe something.
There is strong evidence to support the theory of evolution.
Often appears as...
- scientific evidence
- clinical evidence
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
The type of evidence depends on the situation, like physical objects in crime scenes or historical facts in a debate.
The evidence of ancient writings supported historians' theories.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Tangible
Evidence can be intangible, like a witness's statement or digital data, not just physical items.
His emails served as evidence in the court case.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength Varies
Some evidence is stronger and more persuasive than others, such as DNA versus a person's memory.
The DNA on the cup was irrefutable evidence of his presence.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
The type of evidence depends on the situation, like physical objects in crime scenes or historical facts in a debate.
The evidence of ancient writings supported historians' theories.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Tangible
Evidence can be intangible, like a witness's statement or digital data, not just physical items.
His emails served as evidence in the court case.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength Varies
Some evidence is stronger and more persuasive than others, such as DNA versus a person's memory.
The DNA on the cup was irrefutable evidence of his presence.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
The type of evidence depends on the situation, like physical objects in crime scenes or historical facts in a debate.
The evidence of ancient writings supported historians' theories.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Tangible
Evidence can be intangible, like a witness's statement or digital data, not just physical items.
His emails served as evidence in the court case.
Pro Tip 3/3Strength Varies
Some evidence is stronger and more persuasive than others, such as DNA versus a person's memory.
The DNA on the cup was irrefutable evidence of his presence.
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Can you solve the temple...
but all you need is reliable evidence about three of the four paths. The fourth you can figure out using the process of elimination. Of course, none of this matters if you're lucky enough to find the exit yourself, but otherwise, putting everything together leaves you with three possibilities. If each group gives a consistent answer,
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Why elephants never...
When we consider all this evidence, along with the fact that elephants are one of the few species who can recognize themselves in a mirror, it's hard to escape the conclusion that they are conscious, intelligent, and emotional beings. Unfortunately, humanity's treatment of elephants does not reflect this,
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Poetry makes people...
and the widespread reaches of the internet people all around the world saw that talk and reached out to me with excitement and curiosity about spoken word poetry and it is without an ounce of exaggeration that I say my whole world changed probably the most substantial evidence is the way that
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Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
Now, something I've got very interested in is different kinds of laughter, and we have some neurobiological evidence about how human beings vocalize that suggests there might be two kinds of laughs that we have. So it seems possible that the neurobiology for helpless, involuntary laughter,
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Can you solve...
Probably not. There's no evidence he did, and some of the brands mentioned are too recent. But the logic here is not so different from what you'd use to solve equations with multiple variables, even those describing the nature of the universe.
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The psychology of...
gave way to the self-esteem movement and a rise in materialism. More recently, social media has multiplied the possibilities for self-promotion, though it's worth noting that there's no clear evidence that social media causes narcissism.
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Why is it so hard to...
Additionally, mounting evidence suggests we'll need to figure out how to eradicate cancer stem cells. These are rare but seem to have special properties that make them resistant to chemotherapy and radiation.
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Questions No One Knows...
that humanity has ever seen. Somewhere out there in that vast universe there must surely be countless other planets teeming with life. But why don't we see any evidence of it?
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Bigfoot, USA PIPE National...
found and that the wallace hoax claim is in itself a hoax fifty years later footprints remains some of the most important evidence for sasquatch
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Baby Parrots Rescued...
it's our job to protect the animal an animal now becomes evidence and that evidence is under our care these baby parrots are the lucky ones
Video examples
Can you solve the temple...
but all you need is reliable evidence about three of the four paths. The fourth you can figure out using the process of elimination. Of course, none of this matters if you're lucky enough to find the exit yourself, but otherwise, putting everything together leaves you with three possibilities. If each group gives a consistent answer,
Video examples
Why elephants never...
When we consider all this evidence, along with the fact that elephants are one of the few species who can recognize themselves in a mirror, it's hard to escape the conclusion that they are conscious, intelligent, and emotional beings. Unfortunately, humanity's treatment of elephants does not reflect this,
Video examples
Poetry makes people...
and the widespread reaches of the internet people all around the world saw that talk and reached out to me with excitement and curiosity about spoken word poetry and it is without an ounce of exaggeration that I say my whole world changed probably the most substantial evidence is the way that
Video examples
Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
Now, something I've got very interested in is different kinds of laughter, and we have some neurobiological evidence about how human beings vocalize that suggests there might be two kinds of laughs that we have. So it seems possible that the neurobiology for helpless, involuntary laughter,
Video examples
Can you solve...
Probably not. There's no evidence he did, and some of the brands mentioned are too recent. But the logic here is not so different from what you'd use to solve equations with multiple variables, even those describing the nature of the universe.
Video examples
The psychology of...
gave way to the self-esteem movement and a rise in materialism. More recently, social media has multiplied the possibilities for self-promotion, though it's worth noting that there's no clear evidence that social media causes narcissism.
Video examples
Why is it so hard to...
Additionally, mounting evidence suggests we'll need to figure out how to eradicate cancer stem cells. These are rare but seem to have special properties that make them resistant to chemotherapy and radiation.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
that humanity has ever seen. Somewhere out there in that vast universe there must surely be countless other planets teeming with life. But why don't we see any evidence of it?
Video examples
Bigfoot, USA PIPE National...
found and that the wallace hoax claim is in itself a hoax fifty years later footprints remains some of the most important evidence for sasquatch
Video examples
Baby Parrots Rescued...
it's our job to protect the animal an animal now becomes evidence and that evidence is under our care these baby parrots are the lucky ones
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Lucy McBath
American Politician
Background checks will never stop every criminal from getting their hands on a gun and every single act of gun violence - but the evidence is clear that it's the single most effective policy to help keep guns out of dangerous hands and save lives.
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Robert J. Sawyer
Canadian Writer
It's possible that there is a guiding intelligence in our universe. I don't see a lot of personal evidence for an interventionist-on-an-individual-basis-deity. I have friends who very much do believe in that. But I don't.
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Bernard Beckett
New Zealander Writer
I can't see any great evidence that humans have any ability to access anything other than the material world. Beyond that, who knows, but there's no good evidence that would take me to any particular belief.
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Marcus Garvey
Jamaican Publisher
There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort to surround himself throughout life with the evidence of it; as of the individual, so should it be of the nation.
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Heather Mills
British Activist
I have a box of evidence that's going to a certain person should anything happen to me, so if you top me off, it's still going to that person, and the truth will come out.
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Barry Schwartz
American Psychologist
What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.
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Leonard Cohen
Canadian Singer
Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.
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Alan Dershowitz
American Lawyer
There's no evidence that I'm aware of that guns protect liberty.
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Charles Lamb
English Critic
Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life.
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John Henry Newman
British Clergyman
Growth is the only evidence of life.
Quote examples
Lucy McBath
American Politician
Background checks will never stop every criminal from getting their hands on a gun and every single act of gun violence - but the evidence is clear that it's the single most effective policy to help keep guns out of dangerous hands and save lives.
Quote examples
Robert J. Sawyer
Canadian Writer
It's possible that there is a guiding intelligence in our universe. I don't see a lot of personal evidence for an interventionist-on-an-individual-basis-deity. I have friends who very much do believe in that. But I don't.
Quote examples
Bernard Beckett
New Zealander Writer
I can't see any great evidence that humans have any ability to access anything other than the material world. Beyond that, who knows, but there's no good evidence that would take me to any particular belief.
Quote examples
Marcus Garvey
Jamaican Publisher
There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort to surround himself throughout life with the evidence of it; as of the individual, so should it be of the nation.
Quote examples
Heather Mills
British Activist
I have a box of evidence that's going to a certain person should anything happen to me, so if you top me off, it's still going to that person, and the truth will come out.
Quote examples
Barry Schwartz
American Psychologist
What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.
Quote examples
Leonard Cohen
Canadian Singer
Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.
Quote examples
Alan Dershowitz
American Lawyer
There's no evidence that I'm aware of that guns protect liberty.
Quote examples
Charles Lamb
English Critic
Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life.
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John Henry Newman
British Clergyman
Growth is the only evidence of life.
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