evidence
Facts or observations presented in support of an assertionFacts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
» The police have no other evidence against Tom.
У поліції більше немає улік проти Тома.
У поліції немає жодних інших улік проти Тома.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
There is no demonstrative evidence that anyone was here earlier.
We have enough cold hard evidence in that presentation which will make a world of pain for our parasitic friends at Antarctica.
Beweis, Indiz
доказа́тельствоdokazátelʹstvo, свиде́тельствоsvidételʹstvo
до́казdókaz, свідо́цтвоsvidóctvo, сві́дченняsvídčennja
(uncountable, usually)Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.
Beweismittel, Indiz
ули́каulíka
до́казdókaz
(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
(uncountable, usually)One who bears witness.
(uncountable, usually)A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.
Examples
646 sentencesThe police have no other evidence against Tom.
У поліції більше немає улік проти Тома.
You have no evidence.
У вас немає доказів.
ruУ вас нет доказательств.
deDu hast keine Beweise.
We need more evidence.
Нам потрібно більше доказів.
The evidence was against me.
Докази були проти мене.
ruДоказательства были против меня.
deDer Beweis war gegen mich.
The detectives found no other evidence.
Детективи не виявили жодних доказів.
ruНикаких прочих улик сыщики не нашли.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English evidence, from Old French [Term?], from Latin evidentia (“clearness, iFrom Middle English evidence, from Old French [Term?], from Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), from evidens (“clear, evident”); see evident.
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Forms
plural: evidences| Singular | evidence |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief:grounds
Word family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Academic vocabulary — Because the lesson uses it
- C1Academic writing style — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
10 patterns- there's no evidence
- no evidence
- evidence to prove
- evidence against
- any evidence
- all the evidence
- no evidence that
- have any evidence
- new evidence
- the evidence is