(It is an adjective.)
It was evident, by the jam around his mouth, that my baby brother had been into the jam again!
The evident cause of the explosion was improperly stored chemicals.
It became evident that the new bridge would not be finished that summer
The evidence showed he was guilty.
Sherlock Holmes looked for evidence to figure out a mystery.
The police found an evident.
His frown made it evident that he was not pleased
The truth was evident ("in plainview", "obvious", logical)
The dissimilarity in their personalities was evident from the way they approached challenges.
Your uncertainty is evident.
Self evident means obviously true in itself, without need for justification. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." The instinct for survival is self-evident, but instincts can be overridden by logic or emotion.
Your teacher would give you some grief if she knew you had plagiarised this answer. The families grief was evident on their faces.
The word 'plain' usually means self-evident, without adornment, or a land form. To use these in a sentence: SELF EVIDENT: "It was plain to the police officer that the criminal has been wounded" WITHOUT ADORNMENT: "She had a very plain and ordinary face with no distinguishing characteristics." LAND FORM: "That is a very flat plain."
his consternation was evident by the pained expression on his face.
First, a definition-- something that is evident is obvious or plainly understood. A sentence: When my student handed me in his final paper, it was evident from the poor quality of his arguments that he had failed to do much research.
Different people will define greatness in different ways. His greatness was evident the minute he took the ball in his hands.