apparently
//əˈpæɹəntli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more apparently
- Superlative
- most apparently
Definitions
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.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.According to what one can deduce.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1427
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
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.