noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/
UK, US:/ˈɛv.ə.dəns/
US:[ˈɛv.ɪ.ɾɪns]
US:[ˈɛv.ə.ɾɪns]
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Australian:/ˈev.ɪ.dəns/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
There is no 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One who bears witness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
She was furious, as evidenced by her slamming the door.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
From Middle English evidence, from Old French [Term?], from Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), from evidens (“clear, evident”); see evident.
Across languages
Translations
208 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
dëshmi
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Arabic:
دَلِيل
(dalīl)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Arabic:
بُرْهَان
(burhān)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Armenian:
վկայություն
(vkayutʻyun)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Armenian:
ապացույց
(apacʻuycʻ)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Azerbaijani:
dəlil
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Azerbaijani:
sübut
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Azerbaijani:
şəhadət
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Azerbaijani:
isbat
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Bashkir:
дәлил
(dəlil)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Belarusian:
до́каз
(dókaz)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Belarusian:
све́дчанне
(svjédčannje)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Belarusian:
пасве́дчанне
(pasvjédčannje)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Bengali:
প্রমাণ
(proman)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Bulgarian:
доказа́телство
(dokazátelstvo)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Burmese:
သက်သေ
(sakse)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Catalan:
prova
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Chinese Mandarin:
證據 /证据
(zhèngjù)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Czech:
důkaz
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Danish:
bevis
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Dutch:
bewijs
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Dutch:
bewijsmateriaal
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Esperanto:
atesto
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Esperanto:
indico
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Esperanto:
evidenteco
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Estonian:
tõend
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Finnish:
osoitus
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Finnish:
näyttö
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Finnish:
todiste
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
French:
preuve
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Galician:
proba
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Georgian:
მტკიცებულება
(mṭḳicebuleba)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
German:
Beweis
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
German:
Indiz
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Greek:
απόδειξη
(apódeixi)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Greek:
τεκμήριο
(tekmírio)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Ancient Greek:
ἀπόδειξις
(apódeixis)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Hebrew:
ראיות
(reayót)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Hindi:
साक्ष्य
(sākṣya)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Hindi:
प्रमाण
(pramāṇ)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Hindi:
सबूत
(sabūt)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Hungarian:
tanúvallomás
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Hungarian:
vallomás
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Hungarian:
tanúságtétel
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Indonesian:
bukti
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Interlingua:
evidentia
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Irish:
fianaise
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Italian:
prova
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Italian:
evidenza
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Japanese:
証拠
(shōko)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Kazakh:
дәлел
(dälel)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Khmer:
សក្ខីភាព
(sakkhəy phiəp)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Khmer:
ហ្ល័កឋាន
(lak thaan)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Khmer:
ភស្តុតាង
(phŏəh taang)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Khmer:
តឹកតាង
(tək taang)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Khmer:
ទឡ្ហីករណៈ
(tŏəlhəykaʼraʼnaʼ)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Korean:
증거
(jeunggeo)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Kyrgyz:
далил
(dalil)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Latin:
argūmentum
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Latin:
indicium
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Latvian:
pierādījums
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Lithuanian:
įrodymas
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Macedonian:
доказ
(dokaz)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Malay:
bukti
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Malayalam:
തെളിവ്
(teḷivŭ)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Māori:
taunaki
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Māori:
tohu taunaki
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Māori:
taunakitanga
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Marathi:
साक्ष
(sākṣa)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Marathi:
पुरावा
(purāvā)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Central Melanau:
tadasah
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Mongolian:
баталгаа
(batalgaa)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Mongolian:
баримт
(barimt)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Norwegian Bokmål:
bevis
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Norwegian Bokmål:
evidens
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Occitan:
pròva
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Persian:
گواه
(govâh)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Persian:
مدارک
(madârak)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Persian:
سند
(sanad)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Persian:
اثر
(asar)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Persian:
شهادت
(šahâdat)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Persian:
اثبات
(esbât)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Persian:
دَلیل
(dalil)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Plautdietsch:
Tieekjniss
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Plautdietsch:
Bewiess
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Polish:
dowód
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Portuguese:
evidência
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Portuguese:
prova
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Punjabi:
ਗਵਾਹੀ
(gavāhī)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Punjabi:
ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ
(śahādat)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Romanian:
dovadă
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Russian:
доказа́тельство
(dokazátelʹstvo)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Russian:
свиде́тельство
(svidételʹstvo)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Sanskrit:
प्रमाण
(pramāṇa)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Sanskrit:
साक्ष्य
(sākṣya)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Scottish Gaelic:
dearbhadh
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Scottish Gaelic:
fianais
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Serbo-Croatian:
до̏ка̄з
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Serbo-Croatian:
dȍkāz
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Slovak:
dôkaz
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Slovene:
dokaz
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Lower Sorbian:
dopokaz
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Upper Sorbian:
dopokaz
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Swedish:
bevis
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Tagalog:
katibayan
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Tajik:
шаҳодат
(šahodat)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Tajik:
исбот
(isbot)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Tajik:
далел
(dalel)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Tatar:
дәлил
(dälil)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Telugu:
సాక్ష్యం
(sākṣyaṁ)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Thai:
พยานหลักฐาน
(pá-yaan-làk-tǎan)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Thai:
การพิสูจน์
(gaan-pí-sùut)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Turkish:
ispat
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Turkish:
kanıt
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Turkish:
delil
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Ukrainian:
до́каз
(dókaz)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Ukrainian:
свідо́цтво
(svidóctvo)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Ukrainian:
сві́дчення
(svídčennja)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Urdu:
ثبوت
(sabūt)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Uyghur:
ئىسپات
(ispat)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Uyghur:
دەلىل
(delil)
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Uzbek:
isbot
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Uzbek:
dalil
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Vietnamese:
sự chứng nhận
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Vietnamese:
bằng chứng
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Welsh:
tystiolaeth
— facts or observations presented in support of an assertion
Arabic:
دَلِيل
(dalīl)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Bulgarian:
доказа́телство
(dokazátelstvo)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Catalan:
prova
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Chinese Mandarin:
證據 /证据
(zhèngjù)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Danish:
vidneudsagn
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Danish:
vidneforklaring
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Danish:
bevismateriale
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Dutch:
bewijs
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Dutch:
bewijsmateriaal
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Finnish:
näyttö
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Finnish:
todiste
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Finnish:
todistusaineisto
— anything admitted by a court as proof
French:
preuve
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Galician:
proba
— anything admitted by a court as proof
German:
Beweismittel
— anything admitted by a court as proof
German:
Indiz
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Greek:
πειστήριο
(peistírio)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Greek:
κατάθεση
(katáthesi)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Hebrew:
רְאָיָה
(re'ayá)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Hungarian:
bizonyíték
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Hungarian:
bűnjel
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Indonesian:
bukti
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Interlingua:
proba, prova
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Irish:
fianaise
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Japanese:
証拠
(shōko)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Malayalam:
തെളിവ്
(teḷivŭ)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Māori:
taunakitanga
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Norwegian Bokmål:
vitneutsagn
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Norwegian Bokmål:
vitneforklaring
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Norwegian Bokmål:
bevismateriale
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Persian:
گواه
(govâh)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Persian:
مدارک
(madârak)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Persian:
سند
(sanad)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Persian:
اثر
(asar)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Plautdietsch:
Tieekjniss
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Polish:
dowód
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Polish:
dowody
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Portuguese:
evidência
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Russian:
ули́ка
(ulíka)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Scottish Gaelic:
dearbhadh
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Scottish Gaelic:
fianais
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Slovak:
dôkaz
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Lower Sorbian:
dopokaz
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Spanish:
evidencia
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Swedish:
bevisning
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Swedish:
bevismaterial
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Telugu:
సాక్షాధారము
(sākṣādhāramu)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Thai:
พยานหลักฐาน
(pá-yaan-làk-tǎan)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Ukrainian:
до́каз
(dókaz)
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Welsh:
tystiolaeth
— anything admitted by a court as proof
Bulgarian:
дока́звам
(dokázvam)
— to provide evidence
Bulgarian:
дока́жа
(dokáža)
— to provide evidence
Danish:
vidne
— to provide evidence
Danish:
godtgøre
— to provide evidence
Danish:
bevise
— to provide evidence
Finnish:
näyttää
— to provide evidence
Finnish:
osoittaa
— to provide evidence
French:
prouver
— to provide evidence
French:
démontrer
— to provide evidence
Galician:
probar
— to provide evidence
German:
beweisen
— to provide evidence
Greek:
αποδεικνύω
(apodeiknýo)
— to provide evidence
Hebrew:
לימד
(liméd)
— to provide evidence
Hebrew:
הראה
(her'á)
— to provide evidence
Hungarian:
tanúsít
— to provide evidence
Hungarian:
bizonyít
— to provide evidence
Indonesian:
membuktikan
— to provide evidence
Interlingua:
evidentiar
— to provide evidence
Norwegian:
vitne
— to provide evidence
Norwegian:
bevise
— to provide evidence
Polish:
udowodnić
— to provide evidence
Polish:
dowodzić
— to provide evidence
Polish:
udowadniać
— to provide evidence
Russian:
доказать
(dokazatʹ)
— to provide evidence
Russian:
доказывать
(dokazyvatʹ)
— to provide evidence
Slovak:
dokázať
— to provide evidence
Slovak:
dokazovať
— to provide evidence
Slovak:
preukázať
— to provide evidence
Spanish:
evidenciar
— to provide evidence
Swedish:
bevisa
— to provide evidence
Swedish:
föra i bevis
— to provide evidence
Ukrainian:
сві́дчити
(svídčyty)
— to provide evidence