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evidence
Noun
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Evidence is facts or observations that support an idea.
The gun is evidence that professor Pickle killed Mr. Mustard.
If there is clear evidence for lying, he/she should be punished.
The police are still seeking evidence to find out who the murderer is.
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In a courtroom, evidence refers to anything that is shown to the judge that is related to the case during a trial.
by
Preposition
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near or next to.
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
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at some time before (the given time).
Be back by ten o'clock!
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if something is done by somebody, it is done through their action
The matter was decided by the chairman.
The boat was swamped by the water.
He was protected by his body armour.
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if something is created by somebody, they are the creator, author, etc.
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare.
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shows how someone does something
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
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using the rules or logic of.
I sorted the items by category.
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with a change of. In this case, by shows how much something has changed.
Our stock is up by ten percent.
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shows how slowly, or how quickly, someone does something (used in the form "X by X" or "by Xs")
We went through the book page by page.
We crawled forward by inches.
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If you multiply mathx/math by mathy/math, you multiply mathx/math × mathy/math.
Five multiplied by seven is 35.
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If you divide mathx/math by mathy/math, you find how many mathy/maths are in mathx/math.
35 divided by seven is five.
party
Noun
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A party is when people get together for fun or to celebrate something like a birthday.
I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday. There'll be cake, games, and lots of fun!
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A party is a political group.
The Liberal Party will form the government.
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A party is any group of people who are together for a reason.
Inside the restaurant, a party of four had taken their seats.
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A party is one person or group in a disagreement.
party
Verb
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When you party, you go to a party and enjoy yourself.
We partied until the early hours.