apparently

Word parts

apparent + -ly

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ə-părʹənt-lē, IPA ^(key): /əˈpær.ənt.liː/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈpær.ənt.liː/

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Adverb

Positive apparently

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. (sentence adverb) You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard or seen, but you are not certain that it is true.

   Oil prices fell this week to their lowest level in fourteen months, apparently because of over-production.

   Rudolph said no more. Apparently he was a man of few words.