gather evidence

/ˈɡæðər ˈevɪdəns/

verb phrase

  1. to collect facts, information, or objects in order to prove something or support a decision, claim, or conclusion, often as part of an investigation

    B2

    transitive; often followed by 'from', 'against', 'for', or 'on'neutral/formal

    • "The police are gathering evidence at the scene."B1
    • "We need to gather evidence before we make a decision."B1
    • "The committee gathered evidence from expert witnesses before publishing its report."C1

Common mistakes

  • gather evidences→gather evidence

    Evidence is an uncountable noun, so it has no plural form.

Collocations

gather evidence against someonegather evidence forgather supporting evidencegather forensic evidencegather evidence from witnesses

Word family

gatherevidenceevidence gatheringevidence-based