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noun [uncountable] British English pronunciation: evidence

/ˈevɪd(ə)ns/

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1
facts or physical signs that help to prove something
Evidence shows that global warming is definitely occurring.
evidence of:
Doctors found no evidence of infection.
evidence that:
There is some evidence that the economy is improving.
evidence for/in support of/in favour of:
evidence for the existence of life on other planets
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Collocations: evidence
▪ anecdotal, available, clear, compelling, conclusive, convincing, credible, documentary, empirical, hard, incontrovertible, irrefutable, overwhelming, scientific, strong, supporting
2
facts, statements, or objects that help to prove whether or not someone has committed a crime
The police didn’t have enough evidence to convict him.
They destroyed the evidence by flushing it down the toilet.
hard evidence (=definite evidence):
They are reluctant to prosecute without any hard evidence.
Thesaurus entry for this meaning of evidence
1. a.
  things that witnesses say in a court of law when they answer questions
  In his evidence, he said that he had never met Mr Jones.
  give evidence:
  Kemp was never called to give evidence.
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Collocations: evidence
▪ admissible, circumstantial, conclusive, incriminating, sufficient, supporting
▪ collect, destroy, gather, produce

phrase

in evidence
formal
present somewhere and easy to notice
Today is calm and sunny, and all the autumn colours are still much in evidence.
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Get It Right!: evidence

Evidence is an uncountable noun, and so:

▪ it is never used in the plural

▪ it never comes after an or a number

✗ You need to balance the evidences from both sides.

✓ You need to balance the evidence from both sides.

✗ His response is an evidence of how insecure the government feels.

✓ His response is evidence of how insecure the government feels.

✗ This can be seen as one more evidence that women are in an inferior position.

✓ This can be seen as further evidence that women are in an inferior position.

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