Dictionary Check: evidence

"evidence" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

Example: "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
Synonyms:
noun

an indication that makes something evident

Example: "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
noun

(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

verb

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

Example: "His high fever attested to his illness"
verb

provide evidence for

Example: "The blood test showed that he was the father"
verb

give evidence

Example: "he was telling on all his former colleague"
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