Meaning & use
evident
Clearly seen or understood; obvious.
See it in a sentence
Her disappointment was evident from the moment she read the letter.
It became evident during the meeting that the project was behind schedule.
A note on using this word
Evident is typically followed by from or that, as in it was evident that, rather than describing an object directly.
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