apparently
US /əˈpɛrəntli/
adverb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Apparently, the train was canceled, so we took a taxi instead.
Word Family
Synonyms
- seeminglyfrom appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy
- evidentlyunmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Collocations
- Easy apparently it is rainingdescribing apparently it is raining (from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy)
- Medium apparently the meeting was postponeddescribing apparently the meeting was postponed (from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy)
- Hard apparently sound financial fundamentalsdescribing apparently sound financial fundamentals (from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy)
- Very Hard apparently unassailable market dominancedescribing apparently unassailable market dominance (from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.