noun (uncountable) · academic
evidence
UK/ˈevɪdəns/US/ˈɛvədəns/EV·i·dence
Band 4-5task2speaking
facts or signs that show something is true
Examples
“There is strong evidence that smoking causes cancer.”
“The study provided little evidence to support the claim.”
“We need more evidence before we can change the policy.”
Band 8 sentence
“While there is mounting epidemiological evidence linking diet to chronic disease, causation remains difficult to establish conclusively.”
Collocations
- strong evidence
- there is evidence
- lack evidence
Word family
evidence nounevident adjectiveevidently adverb
Common mistakes
many evidences→much evidence / pieces of evidence
an evidence→evidence / a piece of evidence
Say it for a higher band
5proof→6sign→7+evidence
Synonyms
proof
Easily confused
proof
“The fingerprints provided proof of his presence at the scene.”
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