# evident

Pronunciation: US say "EV-uh-duhnt" /ˈɛv.ə.dənt/; UK say "EV-i-duhnt" /ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt/

## Adjective

1. Plainly true to anyone who simply looks or notices, needing no proof.
   - Simple: Easy to see or understand because it is so clear.
   - _The damage to the bridge was evident even from a distance._
   - _Their relief became evident as soon as the test results came back clear._

## Origin

From Middle English evident, borrowed through Old French evident from Latin ēvidēns ("visible, apparent, clear, plain"), built from ē ("out") plus videō ("see"). It displaced the native Old English word sweotol.

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