Meaning of evidence in English

(Definition of evidence from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of evidence from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of evidence from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of evidence

evidence
But now there is no evidence of that.
From NPR
There was no evidence that it had been fired.
The holes are evidence that there are no stars there, that is all.
From Phys.Org
I went in to their house and the evidence was all there.
Freeman, in his statement, recited evidence he released last week.
But it was not obviously marked as such, and there is still no evidence that national security was harmed.
We need to see more of the evidence before we know whether her actions were warranted.
Museum visitors 25 years hence will see evidence of what today's proud visitors did -- or failed to do -- to make real the meaning of freedom.
Because it's so far back in time, we have to grasp at every piece of evidence we can.
From Phys.Org
I'm not even slightly moved by recent supposed evidence that offers he was a manic depressive.
From CNET
I am saying we have plenty of evidence with regard to all of them, and the evidence shows them all to be false.
There are ultimately no grand revelations here, and no damning new pieces of evidence.
But those are dwarfed by the evidence of horizontal motion.
I believe there is evidence that people can be healthier as a result of taking vitamin and mineral supplements.
From CNN
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Collocations with evidence

evidence

These are words often used in combination with evidence.

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absence of evidence
Commitment to the scientific enterprise requires that we not accept claims about constraint, exaptation, or spandrel in the absence of evidence.
abundant evidence
The generally harsh treatment of people of mixed descent is abundant evidence of this sense of race.
accumulated evidence
The accumulated evidence in the published literature world-wide shows that albendazole is an effective anthelminthic in humans.
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Translations of evidence

in Chinese (Traditional)
證據, 證明…
in Chinese (Simplified)
证据, 证明…
in Spanish
pruebas, evidencia [feminine], pruebas [feminine]…
in Portuguese
prova, provas, evidência…
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पुरावा…
根拠, 証拠, 発展…
kanıt, delil, işaret…
preuve [feminine], preuves [feminine, plural]…
proves…
bewijs, teken…
ஏதோ ஒன்று உண்மை அல்லது இல்லை என்று நம்புவதற்கு ஒன்று அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட காரணங்கள்…
प्रमाण, साक्ष्य…
સાબિતી, પુરાવા…
bevismateriale, tegn, bevis…
bevis, belägg, tecken…
bukti…
der Beweis, die Beweismittel, das Anzeichen…
bevis [neuter], belegg [neuter], tegn [neuter]…
گواہی, ثبوت, شہادت…
очевидність, підстава, доказ…
свидетельство, данные, доказательство…
ఏదో ఒకటి నిజమని లేదా నిజం కాదని నమ్మడానికి ఒకటి రెండు కారణాలు…
دَليل…
সাক্ষ্য / প্রমাণ…
důkaz, znak, známka…
bukti, petunjuk…
ข้ออ้างอิง, หลักฐาน…
bằng chứng, dấu hiệu…
dowód, dowody, materiał dowodowy…
증거…
prova, prove, segno…
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