evidentev‧i‧dent /ˈevɪdənt/ ●●○ AWL adjective 
It was evident that she was unhappy. It soon became evident that she was seriously ill. It was clearly evident that the company was in financial difficulties.evident to It was evident to me that he was not telling the truth.evident in The growing popularity of the subject is evident in the numbers of students wanting to study it. Bob ate his lunch with evident enjoyment. → self-evident
WORD ORIGINevident
Origin:
1300-1400 French, Latin evidens, from e- ‘out’ + the present participle of videre ‘to see’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Carlos' frustration was evident in his comments.
- But even more evident has been the growth of a new class of wealth.
- His belief in divine aid was evident to all.
- It could now become evident that she had a good figure.
- It is evident that the machine aesthetic played more than just a stylistic part in the revolution.
- Neither Hoffert nor Lembke replied, but their pride was evident.
- Whether we choose to focus on military security or protection of the environment, the policy relevance of our research is evident.
Longman Language Activatorvery easy to notice or understand
something that is obvious is very easy to notice or understand: · There is an obvious connection between the two murders.· "Why is she leaving?" "Well, it's obvious, isn't it?"it is obvious that: · It's obvious that something is wrong.· It was obvious from the start that my parents disliked Nancy.it is obvious to somebody: · It should be obvious to everyone that we need to make some changes.for obvious reasons (=when the reasons are so obvious that you do not need to say what they are): · For obvious reasons, we've had to cancel tonight's performance.
if it is clear that something is true, it is easy to notice that it is true and you feel sure about it and have no doubts: it is clear that: · It was clear that Lesley was very upset by what had happened.it is clear to somebody: · It was clear to me that my father was dying.it becomes clear: · It soon became clear that there were not enough police officers to deal with the situation.· It became clear after talking to him that Andrew wasn't going to cooperate.clear evidence/example/sign etc: · There is clear evidence that certain diets reduce your chances of getting cancer.· clear signs of an economic recovery
use this to emphasize that it is easy to see that something is true: · We're obviously going to need more help.· Clearly, the situation is more complicated than we first thought.· The children were clearly upset.· Obviously, this guy's a complete fraud.· The language of the article clearly reveals the author's bias.
to know that something must be true because you can see signs that show this: can tell (that): · I can tell that Mark isn't happy here.· Even though it was dark, she could tell it was him.can tell if: · I can't tell if this is dirty or not. Can you?can tell by: · I could tell by the way she walked that her knee was still bothering her.
if it is easy to see that something is true, it is very easy for anyone to notice or understand that fact: it is easy to see (that): · It's easy to see that he isn't well.· It was easy to see that Minna was embarrassed by her father's behaviour.it is easy to see how/why/what: · It's easy to see why this place is so popular.
a noticeable difference, change, improvement etc is easy to notice: noticeable change: · The most noticeable change was in my younger brother, who had grown quite a bit and was now a third-grader.noticeable improvement: · There has been a noticeable improvement in Jeremy's behaviour lately.barely/hardly/scarcely noticeable (=almost not noticeable): · Stop worrying about your pimples; they're barely noticeable.it is noticeable that: · It was quite noticeable that everyone had been invited except for Gail.
formal a perceptible difference, change, improvement etc can be noticed even though it is small: · The influence of Sartre is perceptible in Hogan's novel.perceptible change: · According to Reynolds, there has been a slight but perceptible change in public attitude lately.barely/scarcely/hardly perceptible (=almost not perceptible): · His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.· When he asked if she wanted something to eat, she gave a barely perceptible nod.
a distinct or definite possibility, feeling, quality etc is noticeable and cannot be ignored: distinct/definite possibility: · A civil war is a distinct possibility.· Food shortages are so severe that mass starvation is a definite possibility.distinct advantage: · Trigg's height should give him a distinct advantage in his match against Robinson.distinct impression: · I had the distinct impression that Rachel was displeased.
obvious - used formally or in literature: · Even at the age of eight his musical talent was apparent.for no apparent reason (=without a clear reason): · Suddenly, and for no apparent reason, he turned his back and walked away.it is evident (from something) that: · From the look on Jill's face, it was evident that the news came as a complete shock.it became apparent/evident that: · It became evident that Lena wasn't going to be able to handle the project on her own.· After a few months, it became apparent that Vicky did not have a genuine interest in her job.
something or someone that is conspicuous is very easy to notice, because they are different from everything or everyone else around them: · Cuzco's few tourists are conspicuous as they explore the old cobbled streets.· Downtown business owners say they want the city's homeless shelter moved to a less conspicuous location.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It soon became evident that she was seriously ill. It was clearly evident that the company was in financial difficulties.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It was painfully obvious he’d rather not see her again.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
It soon became evident that she was seriously ill. It was clearly evident that the company was in financial difficulties. (=easy to see)· Spencer was staring at the girl with obvious delight.
It was painfully obvious he’d rather not see her again.· The consequent inconsistencies and contradictions are already evident, and intensifying.· It is already evident that new roads only generate new traffic, and the environmental impact is an absolute disaster.
· The differences were also evident in the age range of primary school pupils.· But it was also evident in food and religion, language and art.· Weak cleavage is also evident at the ApC steps.· This greater discretion was also evident in the establishment of the administrative and decisionmaking process.· It is also evident from the available data that these differences have narrowed over the years.· What makes this swamp-inspired inflection even more interesting is that the traditional cuisine of the Southwest is also evident.· Continuity is also evident in the behaviour of the two major political parties.· Mill's influence on pragmatism is also evident.
· Borrowing is as evident in Anaximandros as in Thales.· The change at Wroxeter is as evident as on the Wall, although in a purely civil context.
· The principle of the separation of powers is, for example, clearly evident in his views on administrative law.· In spite of their burdens, endearing qualities are often clearly evident.· Saline alluvial soils have high levels of exchangeable sodium and the effects of gleying are clearly evident.· The change of focus is clearly evident.· The need for reregulation superimposed upon any underlying tendency towards competitive freedom is clearly evident.· Some of these symptoms may be so extreme that the psychotic quality of the condition is clearly evident.· Normally the trainer will go through a reproduced interview and discuss the good and bad points which are usually clearly evident.· However falteringly, the Precautionary Principle is clearly evident in many of the decisions now being taken.
· Indeed the whole Disney philosophy, especially evident in the Epcot Centre, is about optimism and faith in the future.· This movement has been especially evident under the pressure of economic conditions in an increasingly corporate market.· This is especially evident in prototype fabrication and die development.
· That, however, was not immediately evident on a map.· Out on the floor, it is immediately evident what kind of a game this will be.· His precocious skill is immediately evident in the Piano Trio Suite Op. 8, which he wrote in his late teens.· The difficulties of pursuing such a methodology are immediately evident.· Steve's power became immediately evident, as if some one had turned on a motor, and we started to move.· Awareness, too, that there is a purpose which exists in all situations, even if that purpose is not immediately evident.
· Poverty is widespread and malnutrition is becoming increasingly evident among children and young people.· Parents often speak of the importance of identifying the normal features of their child, which become increasingly evident as he grows.· Changing relationships: the 1980s During the 1970s and 1980s overt tensions in central-local relationships became increasingly evident.· As the problem of insider trading increased it became increasingly evident that s.16 was insufficient.· Its excesses had already degenerated into the sacrifice of living beings and its Chaotic nature was increasingly evident.· It is becoming increasingly evident that the traditional scientific approach to determining reality has run its course.
· Phoenix schedules for General and Special Psychology were included, and examples of Western bias were less evident.· The poetry of scientific myth appears less evident to some people than it does to others.· Above these levels, such correlations are less evident and over-ridden by a correlation with topography.· But the improvement in the position of the masses was far less evident than the increase in industrial and mercantile wealth.· Her duties as a chaperone had become less evident now that she was accustomed to Paul and had been spoken to kindly.· The energy of New Hampshire was less evident.· This chapter has offered a summary of what is more or less evident when one looks at teachers' lives today.· In the work on tragedy done before Wagner's Beethoven Schopenhauer's influence is less evident.
· Nowhere are such tensions more evident than in Berlin.· I see three important constituent elements of the digital realm becoming more evident every day: malleability, anonymity and connectivity.· Some are nothing more than ethereal vapours, others are more powerful, more evident.· Not many more offer Arabic, whose crucial importance is even more evident.· What was also becoming more evident was something that one of the experts had pointed out.· The importance of Spacewatch and other asteroid search programs becomes more evident as we learn more about the impact hazard.· As time passed, his reduced circumstances became more and more evident.· If tonalities are not closely related the tonal conflict will be more evident according to the degree of disagreement between the scales.
· The most evident shift in the terms of debate in Britain concerns the focus and nature of growth.· Apart from the family, the classroom is the most evident microcosm of society that young people experience.· This is most evident in those provisions relating to the policing of static assemblies and marches and processions.· Steel's might was most evident during the war years.· Crohn's disease is commonly associated with undernutrition, which is often most evident when the disease is active.· The pentecostal growth is most evident among the poorer communities.· Change, in industry, commerce, and agriculture, was most evident and most rapid in the periphery.· The problems are most evident when tariffs have been cut without adjusting other macro-economic policies.
· This shift was particularly evident in Hoffmann's pavilion designed for the Secession's 1908 Kunstschau.· This is particularly evident in the primary grades. 16.· This is particularly evident around Somerton, but can also be seen in the Bath area.· This weakness is particularly evident early in the book, but it fortunately gives way when the pace quickens.· Such ambiguities and variations are particularly evident in New Right discourses but can also be found in popular culture.· The social context of the workplace was particularly evident from interviews the Hawthorne researchers conducted with supervisors.· This is particularly evident in relation to nuclear weapons.· This is particularly evident where funding to agencies depends on clients served.
· In retrospect it is quite evident that this was a doomed endeavour.· Change was quite evident from 1945 to 1947.· Its orange colour is quite evident with the naked eye, and striking in binoculars.· What is quite evident is that Brown is close to becoming an ex-Raider.· A comparative analysis of course documents made the extent and systematic nature of the changes quite evident.· In fact, in the Brixton gang trial, the racial and class overtones of the case were often quite evident.
· This early retirement pattern has not been so evident for women.· Balanced it was not, with acidic undertones so evident that it was hard to swallow.· Suburban moderation cuts across the religious and ethnic lines so evident in the census and election returns.· The Romantic plays increase the interrogations, apostrophes, abrupt interruptions, exclamations and leaders that were so evident in sentimental comedy.· This is so evident that it does not require illustration.· The financial aspect of a job is so evident that people underestimate its psychological function.· There is industry too, though this is not so evident.· The lightheartedness so evident in the three letters I have that she had written from Phoenix was gone.
· That was four weeks ago but it is still evident.· This is still evident in the latest policy developments and debates.· The next moment he was climbing from the bed, the ferocity of his passion still evident on him.· The surrounding countryside is quite dramatic with the legacy of the vast lead mining industry still evident.· The wise hand of Philip Allen was still evident.
· In this case, I can't say my own self-confidence was too evident.· Meanwhile, the political difficulties in the way of Reddy's plan are only too evident.· Consumerism has all too evident limits.· The linkage between the columns and the rounds would have been too evident.· Empirical justification for this gloomy remark is all too evident in Chapters 2 and 3.
· Its success was very evident and I would hope to keep it as a regular feature of the conference.· It is a very evident problem.· With the naked eye, the colour-difference is very evident, and binoculars bring it out splendidly.· It was very evident that there were no supplies or spare parts available.· That much was very evident to Maggie.· He reported that the effects of the drop in water temperature were very evident.· Their cannon were very evident, as they closed, crews lining the bulwarks.· Arguments of this kind are very evident in discussions about how parents' associations should respond to education cuts.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveevidentadverbevidently
easy to see, notice, or understand SYN obvious, clearevident that It was evident that she was unhappy. It soon became evident that she was seriously ill. It was clearly evident that the company was in financial difficulties.evident to It was evident to me that he was not telling the truth.evident in The growing popularity of the subject is evident in the numbers of students wanting to study it. Bob ate his lunch with evident enjoyment. → self-evident