apparently A2 Topic:Communication 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... reportedlyallegedly 2 adv · based on how something... seeminglyostensiblyon the face of it Word family Derived forms appazunapparently Common collocations apparently arbitrary Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From apparent + -ly. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Communication markdown