phrase · formal

It is evident that

UK/ɪt ɪz ˈɛvɪdənt ðæt/US/ɪt ɪz ˈɛvədənt ðæt/It is EV·i·dent that

speakingtask2

Used to say that something is clear or obvious from the facts

Examples

It is evident that investment in education improves long-term economic growth.

It is evident that the experiment produced consistent results across trials.

It is evident that students who read widely develop better critical thinking skills.

Band 8 sentence

It is evident that rapid urbanisation has altered family roles, so policymakers should prioritise social support systems.

Collocations

  • be evident from
  • it is evident that + clause

Word family

evident adjevidently advevidence n

Common mistakes

It is evidently that the data is wrong.It is evident that the data is wrong.

Evident that the results show a trend.It is evident that the results show a trend.

Say it for a higher band

5I think that6It seems that7+It is evident that

Synonyms

It is clear that

It is obvious that

Easily confused

It is clear that

It is clear that the policy had unintended negative effects.

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