apparently
Seemingly; in appearanceSeemingly; in appearance.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom has apparently lost his passport.
Том, очевидно, загубив паспорт. — deniko
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Examples
694 sentencesMeaning
4 sensesSeemingly; in appearance.
A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
scheinbar, anscheinend, augenscheinlich
по-ви́димомуpo-vídimomu, каза́лось быkazálosʹ by, вида́тьvidátʹ
мабу́тьmabútʹ, пе́вноpévno, либо́ньlybónʹ
from appearances alone
According to what the speaker has read or heard.
Apparently you are quite a good dancer.
angeblich, vorgeblich, anscheinend
по слухамpo sluxam, говорятgovorjat
мабутьmabutʹ
(often, sarcastic)According to what one can deduce.
(rare)Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
offensichtlich, offenbar
очеви́дноočevídno
очеви́дноočevýdno
unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
Forms
more apparently, most apparently| Comparative | more apparently Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most apparently |
regular
Synonyms
31 synonyms- from appearances alone:seeminglyostensiblyon the face of it
- unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’):obviouslyevidentlymanifestlypatentlyplainlyplain
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
Collocations
9 patterns- apparently hasn't yet
- apparently lived in
- apparently wants to
- apparently did that
- apparently has to
- apparently didn't need
- apparently need to
- was apparently in
- apparently lived
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.