apparently
from appearances alone
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,200 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,220 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- from appearances alone also: seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of it irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert landthe child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned
- unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') also: obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, plainly, plain the answer is obviously wrongshe was in bed and evidently in great pain
apparently in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Lady Angela apparently was used to him, for she rose at once.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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It was a small dog, apparently in the last agony of death from thirst.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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He knows how low humanity can stoop, and what aberrations there are in brains apparently the soundest.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Then, being apparently dead, kerosene was poured upon him, cottonseed hulls placed beneath him and set on fire.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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The address was read from MS., but with some variations that apparently occurred to the speaker at the time of delivery.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1