What is "apparently" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does apparently mean in English? Meaning of apparently definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "apparently" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "apparently": from appearances alone

Adverb

  • Meaning: from appearances alone
  • Example: irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it on the face of it the problem seems minor
  • Synonyms: apparently on the face of it ostensibly seemingly
  • Pronunciation in US: /əˈpæɹ.ɨnt.li/

    Pronunciation in UK: /əˈpaɹəntli/

    Meaning of "apparently": unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

    Adverb

  • Meaning: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
  • Example: the answer is obviously wrong she was in bed and evidently in great pain he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list it is all patently nonsense she has apparently been living here for some time I thought he owned the property, but apparently not You are plainly wrong he is plain stubborn
  • Synonyms: apparently evidently manifestly obviously patently plain plainly
  • Pronunciation in US: /əˈpæɹ.ɨnt.li/

    Pronunciation in UK: /əˈpaɹəntli/

    Synonyms:

    ostensibly, probably, supposedly, allegedly, possibly, as if, as though, outwardly, reasonably, superficially, at a glance, at first sight, in all likelihood, intuitively, it appears that, it seems that, most likely, on the face of it, plausibly, professedly, reputably, speciously, tangibly, to all appearances, officially, clearly, plainly, evidently, expressly, indubitably, openly, manifestly, patently, conspicuously, in plain sight, overtly, palpably, perceptibly, transparently, unmistakably,

    Antonyms:

    dubiously, improbably, unlikely, questionably, uncertain, equivocally, dubiously, vaguely, improbably, questionably, uncertain, unlikely, equivocally,

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    apparently in English: apparently
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