Polyglot Dictionary

Beweis

/bəˈvaɪ̯s/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Beweise

Meaning

  1. proof, evidence

    From beweisen (to prove).

    • Sie hatten keinen Beweis für seine Schuld.

      They had no evidence of his guilt.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Nachweis

Beweis is the general word for proof or evidence, in a legal or logical sense — conclusive proof; Nachweis is more about documenting something factually, like proof of purchase or a certificate proving a qualification.

Similar in other languages

French

preuve

preuve is the French word for the same thing — both mean "proof, evidence."

Practice

1 What does Beweis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hatten keinen ___ für seine Schuld.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Beweis?

noun

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