what does evidence mean?
EVIDENCE as NOUN
- Meaning
- your basis for belief or disbelief
- knowledge on which to base belief
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- the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
Hypernyms(s) evidence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an indication that makes something evident
Usage Example(s)
- his trembling was evidence of his fear
Hypernyms(s) evidence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
Hypernyms(s) evidence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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EVIDENCE as VERB
- Meaning
- provide evidence for
- stand as proof of
- show by one’’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes
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Usage Example(s)
- His high fever attested to his illness
- The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
- This decision demonstrates his se
Hypernyms(s) evidence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- he was telling on all his former colleague
Hypernyms(s) evidence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- The blood test showed that he was the father
- Her behavior testified to her incompetence
Hypernyms(s) evidence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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