Definitions for apparently
ap·par·ent·ly

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of it(adverb)

   from appearances alone

   "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"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"

2. obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain(adverb)

   unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

   "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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. apparently(Adverb)

   Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

2. apparently(Adverb)

   Seemingly; in appearance only.

   A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.

3. apparently(Adverb)

   According to what the speaker has read or been told.

   Apparently you are quite a good dancer.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Apparently(adverb)

   visibly

2. Apparently(adverb)

   plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently

3. Apparently(adverb)

   seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apparently' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1399

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apparently' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1034

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apparently' in Adverbs Frequency: #123

How to pronounce apparently?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say apparently in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of apparently in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of apparently in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of apparently in a Sentence

1. Rafael Baloyes:

   It appears they were members of a religious cult that carried out rituals and they were apparently responsible for the crime.

2. Liam Neesonhas:

   Because when you’re doing a play and you’re with your family, other actors, technicians, you do silly things. You do silly things. And it becomes kind of superstitious, if you don’t do it every night, you think it’s going to jinx the show, i think Dustin Hoffman was — I ’m not saying I’ve done similar things like what Dustin Hoffman did, Liam Neesonhas know. Apparently Dustin Hoffman touched another girl’s breast and stuff. But it’s childhood stuff, what Dustin Hoffman was doing.

3. Sheldon Whitehouse:

   The stakes are too high to allow the president to install an unconfirmed lackey to lead the Department of Justice — a lackey whose stated purpose, apparently, is undermining a major investigation into the president.

4. Paulo Barreto:

   The pandemic has not helped because there are apparently less agents out there, and illegal loggers obviously don't care about the virus in remote areas of the Amazon.

5. Dick Lehr:

   He lived violently and he apparently died violently.

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