evident
Americanadjective
adjective
Related Words
See apparent.
Other Word Forms
- evidentness noun
- nonevident adjective
- preevident adjective
- preevidently adverb
- superevident adjective
- superevidently adverb
Etymology
Origin of evident
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ēvident-, stem of ēvidēns “clear, perceptible,” literally, “seeing out,” from ē- e- 1 + stem of vidēns “seeing,” present participle of vidēre “to see”; video
Example Sentences
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India is now more open for business, which is evident from a flurry of free trade deals that it has signed recently.
From BBC
The potentially disruptive impact of AI was evident again on Friday, after payments company Block—led by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey—said it would shed 40% of its staff in preparation for the AI age.
Be honest about your limitations, because if you don’t know how to do something, it will be evident in your work.
From MarketWatch
AI disruption is likely the larger overhang and remains evident in the disorderly nature of selloffs in software, financials services, and other sectors, such as private credit markets, exposed to the adoption of new technologies.
From Barron's
It has some evident benefits in relieving doctors of the back-office routines that consume hours better spent treating patients, such as filing insurance claims and scheduling appointments.
From Los Angeles Times
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