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evident

[ ev-i-duhnt ]

adjective

  1. plain or clear to the sight or understanding:

    His frown made it evident to all that he was displeased.

    It was evident that the project was a total failure.

    Synonyms: unmistakable, patent, palpable, manifest, obvious



evident

/ ˈɛvɪdənt /

adjective

  1. easy to see or understand; readily apparent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • evi·dent·ness noun
  • non·evi·dent adjective
  • pre·evi·dent adjective
  • pre·evi·dent·ly adverb
  • super·evi·dent adjective
  • super·evi·dent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of evident1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ēvident-, stem of ēvidēns “clear, perceptible,” literally, “seeing out,” from ē- e- 1 + stem of vidēns “seeing,” present participle of vidēre “to see”; video
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Word History and Origins

Origin of evident1

C14: from Latin ēvidēns, from vidēre to see
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Example Sentences

He told the inquiry, yes, he was scared, for his patient, and for himself, and that fear was still evident in his testimony six years on.

From BBC

Asked how much money he’s raised, Foster intimated that a ballpark figure would become evident as players started to trickle in through the transfer portal.

That was evident in the announcement on Tuesday by four government-linked trade associations that urged Chinese companies making everything from cars to communications equipment to be wary of buying any more American computer chips.

A producer, her thumbprints evident in a track’s chic minimalism or ooze of West Coast.

That much is evident in his accusation that the jobs of his victims are "fake."

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