Meaning

1 senses
  1. Obviously true by simple observation.

    It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.

    The full extent of her injuries did not become evident until they tried to move her.

    offenkundig

    очеви́дныйočevídnyj

    очевиднийočevydnyj, наочнийnaočnyj

More definitions
  • capable of being seen or noticed
  • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

Examples

91 sentences
  1. It's evident that you told a lie.

    Очевидно, що ти збрехав.

    ruТы явно соврал.

    deEs ist offensichtlich, dass du gelogen hast.

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  2. It is evident that he did it.

    ruОчевидно, что он сделал это.

    deEs ist offensichtlich, dass er das getan hat.

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  3. It was evident to all of us that he was innocent.

    ruНам всем было очевидно, что он невиновен.

    deFür uns alle war es offensichtlich, dass er unschuldig war.

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  4. It isn't evident whether the police followed the usual search procedures.

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  5. It's not evident whether the police followed the usual search procedures.

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From Middle English evident, from Old French evident, from Latin ēvidēns (“visible, appare

From Middle English evident, from Old French evident, from Latin ēvidēns (“visible, apparent, clear, plain”) (compare Late Latin ēvideor (“to appear plainly”)), from ē (“out”) + videō (“see”), present participle vidēns, deponent videor (“to appear, seem”). Displaced native Old English sweotol.

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Forms

more evident, most evident
Comparativemore evident Lesson
Superlativemost evident Lesson

regular

Synonyms

43 synonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

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