🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Augenscheinliche Beweise

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aʊ̯ɡn̩ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪçə bəˈvaɪ̯zə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
First-Hand Evidence/ˈfɜrst hænd ˈɛvɪdəns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie lieferte augenscheinliche Beweise für das Ereignis."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Information or proof obtained directly from personal experience or observation.

    "She provided first-hand evidence of the event, having witnessed it herself."
  2. 2

    Testimony or documentation that originates from the original source.

    "The first-hand evidence presented in court was crucial to the case."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'first-hand' originates from the Middle English 'first hand', meaning directly from the source. 'Evidence' comes from the Latin 'evidentia', meaning 'clearness' or 'obviousness', evolving through Old French before entering English in the late 14th century.

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