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# evidence

noun (evidence — uncountable); verb (evidence, evidenced — formal)

«evidence» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Evidence is facts, signs or objects that show something is true or help to prove it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/#m1)
2. In a court, evidence is what is shown to help decide if someone did a crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons evidence comes from observations and tests and backs up a conclusion; in history evidence comes from sources. In stories detectives look for evidence. Phrases: «find evidence», «there is no evidence», «evidence of», «scientific evidence», «use evidence from the text».

### Examples

- Fossils are evidence that dinosaurs lived long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/#x1)
- The detective looked for evidence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/#x2)
- Use evidence from the text to answer the question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/#x3)
- There is no evidence that the moon is made of cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/#x4)
- Muddy footprints were evidence that the dog had come in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/#x5)
- Scientists collect evidence before they decide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/#x6)
- The police kept the evidence safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «some evidence», «a piece of evidence», never «an evidence» or «evidences». Adjective: evident (clear). Evidence supports an idea but one piece is not always proof; good thinking asks «what is the evidence?» before believing a claim.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «evidence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«evidence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/evidence.html) on Mova free.