Evidence Definition & Meaning
evidence
- noun
- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
- an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
- (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
- verb
- provide evidence for; 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 sense of fairness"
- provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
- give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
"Evidence" in song lyrics
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"Told the mob that I slobbed and showed evidence"
3rd Bass — Monte Hall -
"Even with your best defense you'll get destroyed like Evidence"
7L & Esoteric — Essays on Esoterrorism -
"I keep em' off papers so there's no evidence"
7L & Esoteric — Learn From the Druid
Words that rhyme with evidence
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- What does evidence mean?
- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness
- What part of speech is evidence?
- Evidence is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does evidence have?
- Evidence has 6 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).