"evidence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/ [UK, US], /ˈɛv.ə.dəns/ [UK, US], [ˈɛv.ɪ.ɾəns] [US], [ˈɛv.ə.ɾəns] [US], /ˈev.ɪ.dəns/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-evidence.ogg [US] Forms: evidences [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English evidence, from Old French [Term?], from Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), from evidens (“clear, evident”); see evident. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyd-}}, {{inh|en|enm|evidence}} Middle English evidence, {{der|en|fro}} Old French [Term?], {{der|en|la|evidentia||clearness, in Late Latin a proof}} Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), {{m|la|evidens||clear, evident}} evidens (“clear, evident”), {{m|en|evident}} evident Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} evidence (usually uncountable, plural evidences)
  1. Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (facts or observations presented in support of an assertion): dëshmi [feminine] (Albanian), ἀπόδειξις (apódeixis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), دَلِيل (dalīl) [masculine] (Arabic), بُرْهَان (burhān) [masculine] (Arabic), վկայություն (vkayutʿyun) (Armenian), ապացույց (apacʿuycʿ) (Armenian), dəlil (Azerbaijani), sübut (Azerbaijani), şəhadət (Azerbaijani), isbat (Azerbaijani), дәлил (dəlil) (Bashkir), до́каз (dókaz) [masculine] (Belarusian), све́дчанне (svjédčannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), пасве́дчанне (pasvjédčannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), প্রমাণ (proman) (Bengali), доказтелство (dokaztelstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), သက်သေ (sakse) (Burmese), prova [feminine] (Catalan), tadasah (Central Melanau), 證據 (Chinese Mandarin), 证据 (zhèngjù) (Chinese Mandarin), důkaz [masculine] (Czech), bevis [neuter] (Danish), bewijs [neuter] (Dutch), bewijsmateriaal [neuter] (Dutch), evidenteco (Esperanto), tõend (Estonian), osoitus (Finnish), näyttö (Finnish), todiste (Finnish), preuve [feminine] (French), proba [feminine] (Galician), მტკიცებულება (mṭḳicebuleba) (Georgian), Beweis [masculine] (German), Indiz [neuter] (German), απόδειξη (apódeixi) [feminine] (Greek), τεκμήριο (tekmírio) [neuter] (Greek), ראיות (reayót) [feminine, plural] (Hebrew), साक्ष्य (sākṣya) [masculine] (Hindi), प्रमाण (pramāṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), सबूत (sabūt) [masculine] (Hindi), tanúvallomás (Hungarian), vallomás (Hungarian), tanúságtétel (Hungarian), bukti (Indonesian), evidentia (Interlingua), fianaise [feminine] (Irish), prova (Italian), evidenza [feminine] (Italian), 証拠 (shōko) (alt: しょうこ) (Japanese), дәлел (dälel) (Kazakh), សក្ខីភាព (sakkhəy phiəp) (Khmer), ហ្ល័កឋាន (lak thaan) (Khmer), ភស្តុតាង (phŏəh taang) (Khmer), តឹកតាង (tək taang) (Khmer), ទឡ្ហីករណៈ (tŏəlhəykaʼraʼnaʼ) (Khmer), 증거 (jeunggeo) (alt: 證據) (Korean), далил (dalil) (Kyrgyz), argūmentum [neuter] (Latin), indicium [neuter] (Latin), pierādījums [masculine] (Latvian), įrodymas [masculine] (Lithuanian), dopokaz [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), доказ (dokaz) [masculine] (Macedonian), bukti (Malay), തെളിവ് (teḷivŭ) (Malayalam), taunaki (Maori), tohu taunaki (Maori), taunakitanga (Maori), साक्ष (sākṣa) [feminine] (Marathi), पुरावा (purāvā) [masculine] (Marathi), баталгаа (batalgaa) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), баримт (barimt) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), bevis [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), evidens [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), pròva [feminine] (Occitan), گواه (govâh) (Persian), مدارک (madârak) (Persian), سند (sanad) (Persian), اثر (asar) (Persian), شهادت (šahâdat) (Persian), اثبات (esbât) (Persian), دَلیل (dalil) (Persian), Tieekjniss [neuter] (Plautdietsch), Bewiess [masculine] (Plautdietsch), dowód [masculine] (Polish), evidência [feminine] (Portuguese), prova (Portuguese), ਗਵਾਹੀ (gavāhī) [feminine] (Punjabi), ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ (śahādat) [feminine] (Punjabi), dovadă [feminine] (Romanian), доказа́тельство (dokazátelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), свиде́тельство (svidételʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), प्रमाण (pramāṇa) [neuter] (Sanskrit), साक्ष्य (sākṣya) [neuter] (Sanskrit), dearbhadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), fianais [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), до̏ка̄з [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), dȍkāz [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), dôkaz [masculine] (Slovak), dokaz [masculine] (Slovene), prueba (Spanish), bevis [neuter] (Swedish), katibayan (Tagalog), шаҳодат (šahodat) (Tajik), исбот (isbot) (Tajik), далел (dalel) (Tajik), дәлил (dälil) (Tatar), సాక్ష్యం (sākṣyaṁ) (Telugu), พยานหลักฐาน (pá-yaan-làk-tǎan) (Thai), การพิสูจน์ (gaan-pí-sùut) (Thai), ispat (Turkish), kanıt (Turkish), delil (Turkish), до́каз (dókaz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), свідо́цтво (svidóctvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), сві́дчення (svídčennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), dopokaz [masculine] (Upper Sorbian), ثبوت (sabūt) [masculine] (Urdu), ئىسپات (ispat) (Uyghur), دەلىل (delil) (Uyghur), isbot (Uzbek), dalil (Uzbek), sự chứng nhận (Vietnamese), bằng chứng (alt: 憑證) (Vietnamese), tystiolaeth [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-evidence-en-noun-cbyZqgX6 Disambiguation of 'facts or observations presented in support of an assertion': 82 5 6 6
  2. (law) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law Translations (anything admitted by a court as proof): دَلِيل (dalīl) [masculine] (Arabic), доказа́телство (dokazátelstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), prova [feminine] (Catalan), 證據 (Chinese Mandarin), 证据 (zhèngjù) (Chinese Mandarin), vidneudsagn [colloquial, neuter] (Danish), vidneforklaring [common-gender] (Danish), bevismateriale (english: artifacts) [neuter] (Danish), bewijs [neuter] (Dutch), bewijsmateriaal [neuter] (Dutch), näyttö (Finnish), todiste (Finnish), todistusaineisto (Finnish), preuve (French), proba [feminine] (Galician), Beweismittel [feminine] (German), Indiz [neuter] (German), πειστήριο (peistírio) [neuter] (Greek), κατάθεση (katáthesi) [feminine] (Greek), רְאָיָה (re'ayá) [feminine] (Hebrew), bizonyíték (Hungarian), bűnjel (Hungarian), bukti (Indonesian), proba, prova (Interlingua), fianaise [feminine] (Irish), 証拠 (shōko) (alt: しょうこ) (Japanese), dopokaz [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), തെളിവ് (teḷivŭ) (Malayalam), taunakitanga (Maori), vitneutsagn [colloquial, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), vitneforklaring [common-gender] (Norwegian Bokmål), bevismateriale (english: artifacts) [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), گواه (govâh) (Persian), مدارک (madârak) (Persian), سند (sanad) (Persian), اثر (asar) (Persian), Tieekjniss [neuter] (Plautdietsch), dowód [masculine] (Polish), dowody [masculine, plural] (Polish), evidência [feminine] (Portuguese), ули́ка (ulíka) [feminine] (Russian), dearbhadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), fianais [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), dôkaz [masculine] (Slovak), prueba [feminine] (Spanish), evidencia [feminine] (Spanish), bevisning [common-gender] (Swedish), bevismaterial [neuter] (Swedish), సాక్షాధారము (sākṣādhāramu) (Telugu), พยานหลักฐาน (pá-yaan-làk-tǎan) (Thai), до́каз (dókaz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), tystiolaeth [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-evidence-en-noun-Sxf6Sud1 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'anything admitted by a court as proof': 7 63 25 6
  3. One who bears witness. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-evidence-en-noun-iWiGqT-t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 20 46 16 1 Disambiguation of English terms with collocations: 14 28 41 15 2
  4. A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-evidence-en-noun-dfL2YYs~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: evident, evidential, evidentiary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/ [UK, US], /ˈɛv.ə.dəns/ [UK, US], [ˈɛv.ɪ.ɾəns] [US], [ˈɛv.ə.ɾəns] [US], /ˈev.ɪ.dəns/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-evidence.ogg [US] Forms: evidences [present, singular, third-person], evidencing [participle, present], evidenced [participle, past], evidenced [past]
Etymology: From Middle English evidence, from Old French [Term?], from Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), from evidens (“clear, evident”); see evident. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyd-}}, {{inh|en|enm|evidence}} Middle English evidence, {{der|en|fro}} Old French [Term?], {{der|en|la|evidentia||clearness, in Late Latin a proof}} Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), {{m|la|evidens||clear, evident}} evidens (“clear, evident”), {{m|en|evident}} evident Head templates: {{en-verb}} evidence (third-person singular simple present evidences, present participle evidencing, simple past and past participle evidenced)
  1. (transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of. Tags: transitive Translations (to provide evidence): доказвам (dokazvam) (Bulgarian), vidne (Danish), godtgøre (Danish), bevise (Danish), näyttää (Finnish), osoittaa (Finnish), prouver (French), démontrer (French), probar (Galician), beweisen (German), αποδεικνύω (apodeiknýo) (Greek), לימד (liméd) (Hebrew), הראה (her'á) (Hebrew), tanúsít (Hungarian), bizonyít (Hungarian), membuktikan (Indonesian), evidentiar (Interlingua), vitne (Norwegian), bevise (Norwegian), udowodnić [perfective] (Polish), dowodzić [imperfective] (Polish), udowadniać [imperfective] (Polish), доказать (dokazatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), доказывать (dokazyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), dokázať (Slovak), dokazovať (Slovak), preukázať (Slovak), evidenciar (Spanish), bevisa (Swedish), föra i bevis (Swedish), сві́дчити (svídčyty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-evidence-en-verb-WG-pfj03

Inflected forms

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          "text": "We have enough cold hard evidence in that presentation which will make a world of pain for our parasitic friends at Antarctica.",
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          "ref": "1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 18",
          "text": "We find material evidences of magical practices in the European caves of the Palæolithic age[.]",
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          "ref": "2012 March 25, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 106",
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          "word": "প্রমাণ"
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          "word": "သက်သေ"
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          "roman": "zhèngjù",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
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          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bewijsmateriaal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "evidenteco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "tõend"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "osoitus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "näyttö"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "todiste"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "preuve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "proba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mṭḳicebuleba",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "მტკიცებულება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Beweis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Indiz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apódeixi",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "απόδειξη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "tekmírio",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "τεκμήριο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "apódeixis",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ἀπόδειξις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "reayót",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "ראיות"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sākṣya",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "साक्ष्य"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "pramāṇ",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "प्रमाण"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sabūt",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "सबूत"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "tanúvallomás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "vallomás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "tanúságtétel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "bukti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "evidentia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fianaise"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "prova"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evidenza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "alt": "しょうこ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shōko",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "証拠"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "dälel",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "дәлел"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "sakkhəy phiəp",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "សក្ខីភាព"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "lak thaan",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "ហ្ល័កឋាន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "phŏəh taang",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "ភស្តុតាង"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "tək taang",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "តឹកតាង"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "tŏəlhəykaʼraʼnaʼ",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "ទឡ្ហីករណៈ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "alt": "證據",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeunggeo",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "증거"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "dalil",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "далил"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "argūmentum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "indicium"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pierādījums"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "įrodymas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "dokaz",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "доказ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "bukti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "teḷivŭ",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "തെളിവ്"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "taunaki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "tohu taunaki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "taunakitanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "sākṣa",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "साक्ष"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "purāvā",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "पुरावा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "batalgaa",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "баталгаа"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "barimt",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "баримт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bevis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "evidens"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pròva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "govâh",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "گواه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "madârak",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "مدارک"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sanad",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "سند"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "asar",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "اثر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šahâdat",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "شهادت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "esbât",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "اثبات"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "dalil",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "دَلیل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Tieekjniss"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Bewiess"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dowód"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "evidência"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "prova"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "gavāhī",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ਗਵਾਹੀ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "śahādat",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dovadă"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dokazátelʹstvo",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "доказа́тельство"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "svidételʹstvo",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "свиде́тельство"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "pramāṇa",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "प्रमाण"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "sākṣya",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "साक्ष्य"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dearbhadh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fianais"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "до̏ка̄з"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dȍkāz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dôkaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dokaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dopokaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dopokaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "prueba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "bevis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "katibayan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "šahodat",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "шаҳодат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "isbot",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "исбот"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "dalel",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "далел"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "dälil",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "дәлил"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "sākṣyaṁ",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "సాక్ష్యం"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "pá-yaan-làk-tǎan",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "พยานหลักฐาน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gaan-pí-sùut",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "การพิสูจน์"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "ispat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "kanıt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "word": "delil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dókaz",
          "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "до́каз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 5 6 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "svidóctvo",
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          "sense": "to provide evidence",
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          "code": "he",
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          "word": "לימד"
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          "word": "vitne"
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          "code": "no",
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          "code": "sk",
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          "code": "es",
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "to provide evidence",
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to provide evidence",
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          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "svídčyty",
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      "word": "evidence-based medicine"
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      "code": "sq",
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      "word": "ապացույց"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
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      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "isbat"
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    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "dəlil",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "дәлил"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dókaz",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "bn",
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      "roman": "proman",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "প্রমাণ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dokaztelstvo",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "доказтелство"
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    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "sakse",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "သက်သေ"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "prova"
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      "code": "mel",
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      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "tadasah"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "證據"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhèngjù",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "证据"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "da",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "bewijsmateriaal"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "evidenteco"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "tõend"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "osoitus"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "näyttö"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "todiste"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "proba"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mṭḳicebuleba",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "მტკიცებულება"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "प्रमाण"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "सबूत"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "tanúvallomás"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "tanúságtétel"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "bukti"
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      "word": "evidentia"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "prova"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evidenza"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうこ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōko",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "証拠"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "dälel",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "дәлел"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sakkhəy phiəp",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "សក្ខីភាព"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "lak thaan",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "ហ្ល័កឋាន"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "phŏəh taang",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "ភស្តុតាង"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tək taang",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "តឹកតាង"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tŏəlhəykaʼraʼnaʼ",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "ទឡ្ហីករណៈ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "證據",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeunggeo",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "증거"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "dalil",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "далил"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "argūmentum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "indicium"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pierādījums"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "įrodymas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dokaz",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "доказ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "bukti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "teḷivŭ",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "തെളിവ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "taunaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "tohu taunaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "taunakitanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "sākṣa",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "साक्ष"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "purāvā",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "पुरावा"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "batalgaa",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "баталгаа"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "barimt",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "баримт"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bevis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "evidens"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pròva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "govâh",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "گواه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "madârak",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "مدارک"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sanad",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "سند"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "asar",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "اثر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šahâdat",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "شهادت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "esbât",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "اثبات"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dalil",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "دَلیل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Tieekjniss"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bewiess"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dowód"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evidência"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "prova"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "gavāhī",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ਗਵਾਹੀ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "śahādat",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dovadă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dokazátelʹstvo",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "доказа́тельство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svidételʹstvo",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "свиде́тельство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "pramāṇa",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "प्रमाण"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sākṣya",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "साक्ष्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dearbhadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fianais"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "до̏ка̄з"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dȍkāz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dôkaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dokaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dopokaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dopokaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "prueba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bevis"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "katibayan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "šahodat",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "шаҳодат"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "isbot",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "исбот"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "dalel",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "далел"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "dälil",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "дәлил"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "sākṣyaṁ",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "సాక్ష్యం"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pá-yaan-làk-tǎan",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "พยานหลักฐาน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-pí-sùut",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "การพิสูจน์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "ispat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "kanıt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "delil"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dókaz",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "до́каз"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svidóctvo",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "свідо́цтво"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svídčennja",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сві́дчення"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "sabūt",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ثبوت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "ispat",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "ئىسپات"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "delil",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "دەلىل"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "isbot"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "dalil"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "sự chứng nhận"
    },
    {
      "alt": "憑證",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "word": "bằng chứng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "facts or observations presented in support of an assertion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tystiolaeth"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "dalīl",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "دَلِيل"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dokazátelstvo",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "доказа́телство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prova"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "證據"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhèngjù",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "证据"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vidneudsagn"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vidneforklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "english": "artifacts",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bevismateriale"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bewijs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bewijsmateriaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "näyttö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "todiste"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "todistusaineisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "preuve"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "proba"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Beweismittel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Indiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "peistírio",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πειστήριο"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katáthesi",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κατάθεση"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "re'ayá",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "רְאָיָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "bizonyíték"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "bűnjel"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "bukti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "proba, prova"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fianaise"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうこ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōko",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "証拠"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "teḷivŭ",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "തെളിവ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "taunakitanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vitneutsagn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vitneforklaring"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "english": "artifacts",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bevismateriale"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "govâh",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "گواه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
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      "roman": "asar",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "اثر"
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      "code": "pdt",
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      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
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      "word": "Tieekjniss"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
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        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "dowody"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evidência"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ulíka",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ули́ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dearbhadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fianais"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dôkaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dopokaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prueba"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "evidencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bevisning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bevismaterial"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "sākṣādhāramu",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "సాక్షాధారము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pá-yaan-làk-tǎan",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "word": "พยานหลักฐาน"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dókaz",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "до́каз"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "anything admitted by a court as proof",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tystiolaeth"
    }
  ],
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    "evidence"
  ],
  "word": "evidence"
}

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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "ref": "1941 May, “Notes and News: William Stroudley”, in Railway Magazine, page 234",
          "text": "That he was a great locomotive engineer, it would be foolish to deny or even to qualify; that he was also extremely pig-headed is fairly evidenced by David Joy, who in his 'Diaries' said that Stroudley always wanted his way 'to the last nut and bolt.'",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, pages 250–251",
          "text": "Elegant brick and stone buildings, with iron and glass canopies and decorative wooden scalloping and fencing—all evidencing care on the part of the architect to produce a pleasing, well-planned building—were submerged beneath a profusion of ill-conceived additions and camouflaged by vulgar paint schemes; and the original conception was lost.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 April 6, Conrad Landin, “ScotRail in the public eye...”, in RAIL, number 954, page 39",
          "text": "\"And I think we can do better, and we have to do better, because we need to evidence why public ownership of the railways is going to work for the people who use it.",
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dokazvam",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "доказвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "vidne"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "godtgøre"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "bevise"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "näyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "osoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "prouver"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "démontrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "probar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "beweisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apodeiknýo",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "αποδεικνύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "liméd",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "לימד"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "her'á",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "הראה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "tanúsít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "bizonyít"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "membuktikan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "evidentiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "vitne"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "bevise"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "udowodnić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dowodzić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "udowadniać"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dokazatʹ",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "доказать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dokazyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "доказывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "dokázať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "dokazovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "preukázať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "evidenciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "bevisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "föra i bevis"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svídčyty",
      "sense": "to provide evidence",
      "word": "сві́дчити"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "evidence"
  ],
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}

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