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apparently

//əˈpæɹəntli//

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

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Forms

Comparative
more apparently
Superlative
most apparently

Definitions

  1. 1.Seemingly; in appearance.

    • A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
    • The r-stems had apparently been reduced to the five nuclear kinship terms that still survive in Modern English.
  2. 2.According to what the speaker has read or heard.

    • Apparently you are quite a good dancer.
    • Similarly, the new move to apparently involve the National Guard in ICE operations could rub people the wrong way.
  3. 3.According to what one can deduce.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1427

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

Etymology tree

English apparent

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English apparently

From apparent + -ly.

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