English Dictionary
Definition evidence in British English
evidence
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[uncountable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ anecdotal, available, clear, compelling, conclusive, convincing, credible, documentary, empirical, hard, incontrovertible, irrefutable, overwhelming, scientific, strong, supporting
▪ admissible, circumstantial, conclusive, incriminating, sufficient, supporting
▪ collect, destroy, gather, produce
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.
