apparently

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈpæɹ.ənt.li/ UK /əˈpæɹ.ənt.liː/ See IPA manual

Freq #1301

Meanings

1

adv
According to what you have heard or read, though you are not certain.

Apparently, they are getting married next year.
2

adv
Based on how something looks or seems, rather than on certain facts.

The crops grow well on what is apparently barren land.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · according to what you have... reportedly allegedly

2 adv · based on how something... seemingly ostensiblyon the face of it

Word family

Derived forms appazunapparently

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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apparently arbitrary
seeming to have been chosen without a clear reason or rule

Adverb + adjective

Etymology

From apparent + -ly.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# apparently

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /əˈpæɹ.ənt.li/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈpæɹ.ənt.liː/
**Frequency rank:** 1301

## Meanings
1. According to what you have heard or read, though you are not certain.
2. Based on how something looks or seems, rather than on certain facts.

## Examples
- Apparently, they are getting married next year.
- The crops grow well on what is apparently barren land.

## Derived Forms
- appaz
- unapparently

## Etymology
From apparent + -ly.

## AI Etymology
Apparently is from apparent plus -ly. The suffix -ly recasts apparent as an adverb: the lexical idea remains recognizable, but the word now describes manner, degree, or circumstance rather than naming the quality by itself. In use as an adverb, apparently denotes according to what you have heard or read, though you are not certain and based on how something looks or seems, rather than on certain facts. The same word family continues in derived forms such as appaz and unapparently.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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