evidently B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɛvɪdəntli/ UK /ˈɛvɪdəntli/ See IPA manual Freq #9582 Meanings 1 adv In a way that is clear and easy to see; obviously. He was evidently pleased with the results. 2 adv According to what can be seen or judged; apparently. Evidently nobody had told her about the change of plan. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that is clear and... clearlyobviously More conspicuouslymarkedlyplainlyvividly Word family Related forms apparentlyself-evidently Etymology AI details From Middle English evidently, evydently; equivalent to evident + -ly. evidently Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # evidently **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈɛvɪdəntli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛvɪdəntli/ **Frequency rank:** 9582 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is clear and easy to see; obviously. 2. According to what can be seen or judged; apparently. ## Examples - He was evidently pleased with the results. - Evidently nobody had told her about the change of plan. ## Synonyms - conspicuously - markedly - obviously - plainly - vividly ## Related Forms - apparently - self-evidently ## Roots and Affixes - Root: evidently ## Etymology From Middle English evidently, evydently; equivalent to evident + -ly. ## AI Etymology Evidently comes from Middle English evidently, evydently; equivalent to evident + -ly. In current use, the main senses are “In a way that is clear and easy to see; obviously” and “According to what can be seen or judged; apparently”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown