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ev·i·dent

(ĕv′ĭ-dənt)

adj.

Easily perceived or understood; obvious. See Synonyms at apparent.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ēvidēns, ēvident- : ē-, ex-, ex- + vidēns, present participle of vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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evident

(ˈɛvɪdənt)

adj

easy to see or understand; readily apparent

[C14: from Latin ēvidēns, from vidēre to see]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ev•i•dent

(ˈɛv ɪ dənt)

adj.

plain or clear to the sight or understanding.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ēvident-, s. of ēvidēns=ē- e- + vidēns, present participle of vidēre to see]

ev′i•dent•ness, n.

syn: See apparent.

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Adj.	1.	evident - clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" apparent, manifest, plain, unmistakable, patent obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"
	2.	evident - capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior" observable, discernible noticeable - capable or worthy of being perceived; "noticeable shadows under her eyes"; "noticeable for its vivid historical background"; "a noticeable lack of friendliness"

evident

adjective obvious, clear, plain, apparent, visible, patent, manifest, tangible, noticeable, blatant, conspicuous, unmistakable, palpable, salient, indisputable, perceptible, incontrovertible, incontestable, plain as the nose on your face He spoke with evident emotion about his ordeal.
secret, hidden, unknown, uncertain, concealed, obscure, vague, unclear, doubtful, dubious, questionable, imperceptible

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

evident

adjective

Readily seen, perceived, or understood:

apparent, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, patent, plain, pronounced, visible.

Translations

واضِح، ظاهِر

evidenthelt klarindlysendetydelig

augenscheinlich

evidente claro

évident

augljós, greinilegur

evidente palese plausibile

acīmredzams

явность

očiten

açıkaşikârbelli

明显的

evident

[ˈevɪdənt] ADJ → evidente, manifiesto
his distress was evident → era evidente or manifiesta su aflicción
it is evident from the way he talks → resulta evidente por su forma de hablar ...
it is evident from his speech that → su discurso deja patente que ...
as is evident from her novel → como queda bien claro en su novela
to be evident in → manifestarse en
it is evident that → queda patente or manifiesto que ...
as is all too evident → como queda bien patente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

evident

[ˈɛvɪdənt] adj

(= obvious) [enjoyment, satisfaction] → évident(e)
to be evident to sb → être évident(e) pour qn
it was evident that → il était évident que

(= visible) to be evident → être visible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

evident

adj, evidently

adv → offensichtlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

evident

[ˈɛvɪd/ənt] adj → evidente, chiaro/a
it is evident from his speech that ... → risulta chiaro or evidente dal suo discorso che...

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

evident

(ˈevidənt) adjective

clearly to be seen or understood. his evident satisfaction; It is evident that you have misunderstood me.

ˈevidently adverb

1. as far as can be seen. Evidently he disagrees.

2. clearly or obviously. He was quite evidently furious.

References in classic literature ?

is established for some good purpose; for an apparent [Bekker 1252a] good is the spring of all human actions; it is evident that this is the principle upon which they are every one founded, and this is more especially true of that which has for its object the best possible, and is itself the most excellent, and comprehends all the rest.

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Whatever may have been the inducement to it, the wisdom of the precaution is evident from the cry which has been raised against it; as that very cry betrays a disposition to question the great and essential truth which it is manifestly the object of that provision to declare.

Suppose, by some forced constructions of its authority (which, indeed, cannot easily be imagined), the Federal legislature should attempt to vary the law of descent in any State, would it not be evident that, in making such an attempt, it had exceeded its jurisdiction, and infringed upon that of the State?

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