evident

Everyday

1. Easy to see or understand; clear and obvious. tree →
2. (formal) Shown by the facts, so that people can be sure of it. tree →

In the lessons

In science and maths it means something you can see from the results or the diagram: «it is evident from the table that…». In stories it tells the reader that a feeling or fact is plain to everyone: «her joy was evident». Phrases: it is evident that, self-evident, become evident, evident from.

Examples

• It was evident that the dog had eaten the cake. tree →
• Her excitement was evident from her huge smile. tree →
• It is evident from the graph that plants grow faster in sunlight. tree →
• The damage from the storm was evident everywhere in the town. tree →
• His nervousness became evident when his voice shook. tree →
• The answer was evident once we drew a picture of the problem. tree →
• It is self-evident that you cannot be in two places at once. tree →
• Her evident distress caused the sly Fox much amusement. tree →

Note

Related words: evidently (adverb), evidence (noun, the facts that prove something). Do not mix «evident» (clear) with «evidence» (proof). «Self-evident» means so obvious that it needs no proof. It is a slightly formal word; in speech people often say «clear» or «obvious».

In Jewish tradition

In science and maths it means something you can see from the results or the diagram: «it is evident from the table that…». In stories it tells the reader that a feeling or fact is plain to everyone: «her joy was evident». Phrases: it is evident that, self-evident, become evident, evident from.

Examples

• fact, inquire about it, and make it so evident, that [35] the Creator be acknowledged to be on His throne again. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Comprehend this great wisdom, understand this [7] knowledge, inquire into it and ponder on it, render it evident and lead [8] the Creator back to His throne again. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Thus it is evident that the twenty-two letters will admit (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Related words: evidently (adverb), evidence (noun, the facts that prove something). Do not mix «evident» (clear) with «evidence» (proof). «Self-evident» means so obvious that it needs no proof. It is a slightly formal word; in speech people often say «clear» or «obvious».