# apparently

Pronunciation: say "uh-PAIR-uhnt-lee" US /əˈpæɹ.ənt.li/, UK /əˈpæɹ.ənt.liː/

## Adverb

1. As far as one can tell from how things look or from the evidence, though it may not be so.
   - Simple: It seems true from what you can see or work out, but you are not completely sure.
   - _The apparently abandoned house turned out to have a family living in it._
   - _Investors were reassured by the company's apparently strong earnings, until the audit told a different story._
2. According to what the speaker has read or heard, often signaling that the information is secondhand.
   - Simple: Based on what you have heard or read, not what you saw yourself.
   - _Apparently the company is laying off workers; it was all over the news this morning._
   - _She's moving to Denver, apparently. Her sister mentioned it last week._

## Adverb

3. Plainly and clearly; in a manner that is obvious or evident to any observer. *(rare)*
   - Simple: In a clear way that anyone can easily see.

## Origin

Formed from "apparent" combined with the adverb-forming suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/apparently (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).