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- Dictionaryapparently/əˈparəntli/
adverb
- 1. as far as one knows or can see: "the child nodded, apparently content with the promise"
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APPARENTLY definition: 1. used to say you have read or been told something although you are not certain it is true: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of APPARENTLY is it seems apparent —used to describe something that appears to be true based on what is known. How to use apparently in a sentence.
used to say that something seems to be true, although it is not certain: An 80-year-old woman was badly hurt in what the police describe as an apparently motiveless attack (= an attack for no apparent reason). Fewer examples. The train was delayed, apparently due to leaves on the line.
You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true.
Apparently is most often used in this last sense—referring to things that appear a certain way but may not actually be so. In this way, apparently is often used as a sentence modifier, meaning that it modifies or changes the meaning of the entire sentence.
/əˈpærəntli/ according to what you have heard or read; according to the way something appears. Apparently they are getting divorced soon. I thought she had retired, but apparently she hasn't. He paused, apparently lost in thought. The government was apparently unaware of the magnitude of the crisis.
Apparently is an adverb meaning "evidently" or "obviously." After his sixth hot dog, you might say to your friend, "Well! Apparently somebody was hungry!"
1. Readily seen; visible: The animal's markings were immediately apparent. 2. Readily understood; clear or obvious: The error was apparent to everyone in the audience. 3. Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming: an apparent advantage. [Middle English, from Old French aparant, present participle of aparoir, to appear; see appear.]
APPARENTLY definition: 1. used to say that you have read or been told something although you are not certain it is true…. Learn more.
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