Meaning of "evidence" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF EVIDENCE

evidence  [ˈɛvɪdəns]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EVIDENCE

Evidence is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb evidence in English.

WHAT DOES EVIDENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Evidence

Evidence, broadly construed, is anything presented in support of an assertion. This support may be strong or weak. The strongest type of evidence is that which provides direct proof of the truth of an assertion. At the other extreme is evidence that is merely consistent with an assertion but does not rule out other, contradictory assertions, as in circumstantial evidence. In law, rules of evidence govern the types of evidence that are admissible in a legal proceeding. Types of legal evidence include testimony, documentary evidence, and physical evidence. The parts of a legal case which are not in controversy are known, in general, as the "facts of the case." Beyond any facts that are undisputed, a judge or jury is usually tasked with being a trier of fact for the other issues of a case. Evidence and rules are used to decide questions of fact that are disputed, some of which may be determined by the legal burden of proof relevant to the case. Evidence in certain cases must be more compelling than in other situations, which drastically affects the quality and quantity of evidence necessary to decide a case.

Definition of evidence in the English dictionary

The first definition of evidence in the dictionary is ground for belief or disbelief; data on which to base proof or to establish truth or falsehood. Other definition of evidence is a mark or sign that makes evident; indication. Evidence is also to make evident; show clearly.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EVIDENCE

PRESENT

Present

I evidence

you evidence

he/she/it evidences

we evidence

you evidence

they evidence

Present continuous

I am evidencing

you are evidencing

he/she/it is evidencing

we are evidencing

you are evidencing

they are evidencing

Present perfect

I have evidenced

you have evidenced

he/she/it has evidenced

we have evidenced

you have evidenced

they have evidenced

Present perfect continuous

I have been evidencing

you have been evidencing

he/she/it has been evidencing

we have been evidencing

you have been evidencing

they have been evidencing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I evidenced

you evidenced

he/she/it evidenced

we evidenced

you evidenced

they evidenced

Past continuous

I was evidencing

you were evidencing

he/she/it was evidencing

we were evidencing

you were evidencing

they were evidencing

Past perfect

I had evidenced

you had evidenced

he/she/it had evidenced

we had evidenced

you had evidenced

they had evidenced

Past perfect continuous

I had been evidencing

you had been evidencing

he/she/it had been evidencing

we had been evidencing

you had been evidencing

they had been evidencing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will evidence

you will evidence

he/she/it will evidence

we will evidence

you will evidence

they will evidence

Future continuous

I will be evidencing

you will be evidencing

he/she/it will be evidencing

we will be evidencing

you will be evidencing

they will be evidencing

Future perfect

I will have evidenced

you will have evidenced

he/she/it will have evidenced

we will have evidenced

you will have evidenced

they will have evidenced

Future perfect continuous

I will have been evidencing

you will have been evidencing

he/she/it will have been evidencing

we will have been evidencing

you will have been evidencing

they will have been evidencing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would evidence

you would evidence

he/she/it would evidence

we would evidence

you would evidence

they would evidence

Conditional continuous

I would be evidencing

you would be evidencing

he/she/it would be evidencing

we would be evidencing

you would be evidencing

they would be evidencing

Conditional perfect

I would have evidence

you would have evidence

he/she/it would have evidence

we would have evidence

you would have evidence

they would have evidence

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been evidencing

you would have been evidencing

he/she/it would have been evidencing

we would have been evidencing

you would have been evidencing

they would have been evidencing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you evidence
we let´s evidence
you evidence

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to evidence

Past participle

evidenced

Present Participle

evidencing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «EVIDENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «evidence» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of evidence

affirmation · attestation · authentication · averment · avowal · confirmation · corroboration · data · declaration · demonstrate · demonstration · denote · deposition · display · evince · exhibit · grounds · indicate · indication · manifest · manifestation · mark · proof · prove · reveal · show · signify · statement · submission · substantiation · suggestion · testimony · token · trace · verification · witness

TRANSLATION OF EVIDENCE

Find out the translation of evidence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of evidence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «evidence» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 证据
• Translator English - Spanish: prueba
• English: evidence
• Translator English - Hindi: सबूत
• Translator English - Arabic: دَلِيل
• Translator English - Russian: свидетельство
• Translator English - Portuguese: evidência
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রমান
• Translator English - French: preuve
• Translator English - Malay: Bukti
• Translator English - German: Beweis
• Translator English - Japanese: 証拠
• Translator English - Korean: 증거
• Translator English - Javanese: Bukti
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bằng chứng
• Translator English - Tamil: ஆதாரங்கள்
• Translator English - Marathi: पुरावा
• Translator English - Turkish: kanıt
• Translator English - Italian: prova
• Translator English - Polish: dowód
• Translator English - Ukrainian: доказ
• Translator English - Romanian: dovadă
• Translator English - Greek: αποδεικτικό στοιχείο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: getuienis
• Translator English - Swedish: bevis
• Translator English - Norwegian: bevis

10 QUOTES WITH «EVIDENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word evidence.

1

Isabelle Adjani

There has also been much love, joy, evidence of admiration, there has never been one without the other.

2

Norman Angell

Everywhere I go I see increasing evidence of people swirling about in a human cesspit of their own making.

3

Matthew Arnold

It is almost impossible to exaggerate the proneness of the human mind to take miracles as evidence, and to seek for miracles as evidence.

4

Dan Aykroyd

Everyone fears the cut of the blade. It doesn't matter after that. I know the spirit survives as there is so much evidence of the survival of the personality in the afterlife.

5

Michele Bachmann

Where do we say that a cell became a blade of grass, which became a starfish, which became a cat, which became a donkey, which became a human being? There's a real lack of evidence from change from actual species to a different type of species.

6

Peter Bart

Though gay lifestyles have certainly moved into the open, there's little evidence that society has become more open in its basic attitudes or that entertainers should feel cozy in emerging from the velvet underground.

7

Martha Beck

My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think we know, we ignore or avoid evidence of anything that might change our mind.

8

Alex Berenson

Evidence of defendants' lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer.

9

Yehuda Berg

With so much evidence of depleting natural resources, toxic waste, climate change, irreparable harm to our food chain and rapidly increasing instances of natural disasters, why do we keep perpetuating the problem? Why do we continue marching at the same alarming beat?

10

Anthony Bourdain

I've seen zero evidence of any nation on Earth other than Mexico even remotely having the slightest clue what Mexican food is about or even come close to reproducing it. It is perhaps the most misunderstood country and cuisine on Earth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EVIDENCE»

Discover the use of evidence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to evidence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Evidence

Additionally, this edition will include a new spread of images and a group of black-and-white illustrations selected by the artists from an archive of photographs that were not included in the original book.

Larry Sultan, Mike Mandel, 2003

Evidence

For over two decades, Casenote Legal Briefs have helped hundreds of thousands of students prepare for classes and exams year after year with unparalleled results.

Aspen Publishers, 2007

The Book of Evidence

John Banville’s stunning powers of mimicry are brilliantly on display in this engrossing novel, the darkly compelling confession of an improbable murderer.

John Banville, 2012

Using Evidence: How Research Can Inform Public Services

'Using Evidence' provides a multidisciplinary framework for understanding the research use agenda. The book considers how research use & the impact of research can be assessed.

Sandra M. Nutley, Isabel Walter, Huw T. O. Davies, 2007

Evidence

In this highly accessible book eight distinguished experts from a wide range of disciplines consider the nature and use of evidence in the modern world.

Andrew Bell, John Swenson-Wright, Karin Tybjerg, 2008

Evidence!: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian

Evidence! provides a common ground upon which all can meet, speak the same language, and share their results--reliably...

Elizabeth Shown Mills, 1997

Essential Evidence-based Medicine

This is an ideal introductory text on EBM for medical students and all health-care professionals.

Dan Mayer, 2004

Evidence

Choo's Evidence provides a lucid and concise account of the principles of the law of civil and criminal evidence in England and Wales. Critical and thought-provoking, it is the ideal text for undergraduate law students.

Andrew Choo, 2012

Evidence: Examples & Explanations

The #1 study guide for Evidence is now in its Seventh Edition.

Arthur Best, 2009

Forensic DNA Evidence Interpretation

The book begins by reviewing all pertinent biology, and then provides information on every aspect of DNA analysis, including modern interpretation methods and issues, and contemporary population genetic models available for estimating DNA ...

Christopher M. Triggs, John S. Buckleton, Simon J. Walsh, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EVIDENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term evidence is used in the context of the following news items.

'It's a mystery to me:' Lawyer questions evidence against Wilkinsburg …

PITTSBURGH —The evidence against Adrienne Williams is circumstantial, according to an attorney for the woman who's accused of killing her ... «WTAE Pittsburgh, Jul 15»

Prosecutors continue push for protective order for Freddie Gray …

Prosecutors in the Freddie Gray case have asked again for a protective order to restrict the release of evidence in the criminal case against six ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

Evidence Insufficient to Screen Children for Speech, Language …

The USPSTF looked at evidence on whether routine formal screening of young ... Task force members decided that more evidence is needed to ... «AAFP News, Jul 15»

Medical evidence delayed in nanny murder trial - RTÉ News

The Massachusetts medical examiner had agreed to undertake a review of the medical evidence following conflicting expert opinion about the ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»

Guns smuggled from evidence room sold by police janitor … - AL.com

Authorities say some of the guns reportedly sold by Hunter were smuggled from the Fairfield Police Department evidence room, where he ... «AL.com, Jul 15»

Secret report accused three MI5 officers of concealing evidence in …

Sampson reported that he had gathered sufficient evidence to justify ... in return for giving evidence against the two high-ranking MI5 officers. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Former Washington-area FBI agent sentenced for evidence tampering

The evidence tampering led to dismissal of cases against 24 defendants accused in large-scale drug cases, prosecutors said. Lowry pleaded ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»

No evidence fish oil boosts health, but claims still linger - Science …

The ''accrual of high-level evidence,'' according to a review of studies that was published last year in an American Medical Association journal, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

Evidence From Jack the Ripper Victim's Murder Selling for $4.75 …

G'day, my lord, and welcome the Tragedy Parasite Shoppe of Oddities and Curiosities! From the look of you, I can see that you're a gentleman ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»

OSBI To Release More Details And Evidence In 1981 Moore Cold …

In January, the OSBI shared an old piece of evidence hoping to give new life to the cold case. Now, investigators plan to reveal even more. «news9.com KWTV, Jul 15»