Dictionary

apparently en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /əˈpaɾəntli/ (Wales)
• /əˈpɛɹəntli/ US, Mary–marry–merry merger, Canada
• /əˈpaɹəntlɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /əˈpaɾəntle/ (Scotland)
• /əˈpæɹəntli/ (US) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• /əˈpæɹəntli/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• ə-părʹənt-lē (US) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• (US) audio Mmmm

Etymology

Etymology tree English apparent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English apparently From apparent + -ly.

Meanings

1. (rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
   • If he should scorn me so apparently. 1591, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, act 4, scene 1:
   • One, my lord, that doth so palpably, so apparently make her adulteries a trophy, whiles the poting-stick to her unsatiate goatish abomination jeers at, and flouts your sleepish, and more than sleepish, security. 1633, Iohn Ford [i.e., John Ford], Loues Sacrifice. A Tragedie […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Hugh Beeston, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
2. Seemingly; in appearance.
   • According to one account, Brianna grew distracted while they were shopping and told Kellie she would be right back before stepping outside. Brianna apparently returned tense and agitated, unwilling to say what was bothering her. 2026 July 16, Nicholas Muhoro, “Inside the 2004 Brianna Maitland Case: One of Vermont’s Most Haunting Mysteries”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2026:
   • A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
   • The r-stems had apparently been reduced to the five nuclear kinship terms that still survive in Modern English. 2006, Donald Ringe, From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 197:
3. According to what the speaker has read or heard.
   • Similarly, the new move to apparently involve the National Guard in ICE operations could rub people the wrong way. 2025 June 11, Aaron Blake, “Americans voted for deportations. They didn’t necessarily vote for this.”, in CNN:
   • "[…] Apparently they are going to contact the adoption agency and see if they can locate that child. […]" 2006, Lois Lewandowski, The Fatal Heir: A Gillian Jones Mystery, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 169:
   • Apparently you are quite a good dancer.
4. (often, sarcastic) According to what one can deduce.
   • Peridot: I can tell you with certainty that there are things on this planet worth protecting! Yellow Diamond: What do you know about the Earth?! Peridot: Apparently more than you, you clod! 2016, “Message Received”, in Steven Universe:

Forms

Deriveds

appaz · unapparently

Synonyms

at first glance · to all appearances · evidently · on the surface · superficially · at first blush · obviously · blatantly · overtly · reportedly · seemingly · at first sight · plainly · obviously · ostensibly · visibly · allegedly · glaringly · outwardly · clearly · apparently · ostensibly · openly · evidently · observably · obvi · clearly · baitly · on the face of it · manifestly · visibly · surfacely · prima facie · eyely · seemingly · apparently · plainly · noticeably

Translations (166)

tpi ating (seemingly) · pl pozornie (seemingly) · bn সাধারণভাবে ((archaic) plainly) · es por lo visto (seemingly) · cmn 看來 /看来 (seemingly) · pl widocznie (seemingly) · af blykbaar (seemingly) · es dizque (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · af klaarblyklik (seemingly) · cmn 似乎 (seemingly) · uk очеви́дно ((archaic) plainly) · uk вида́ти (seemingly) · lis ꓠꓸ ꓠꓸꓼ (seemingly) · af skynbaar (seemingly) · pl widać (seemingly) · ca aparentment (seemingly) · sh prividno (seemingly) · nv hanii (seemingly) · de angeblich (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · fr évidemment ((archaic) plainly) · ru по слухам (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · pl zapewne (seemingly) · nl schijnbaar (seemingly) · fi ilmeisesti ((archaic) plainly) · pt aparentemente (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · es por la cuenta (seemingly) · pt claramente ((archaic) plainly) · ja 一見 ((archaic) plainly) · nl kennelijk (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · da øjensynlig (seemingly) · be пэ́ўна (seemingly) · es aparentemente (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · fi ilmeisesti (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · pt supostamente (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · tr anlaşılan ((archaic) plainly) · ru очеви́дно ((archaic) plainly) · sk zrejme ((archaic) plainly) · gl evidentemente ((archaic) plainly) · be віда́ць (seemingly) · pl podobno (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · kk тәрізді (seemingly) · lv acīm redzami ((archaic) plainly) · sh привидно (seemingly) · sv uppenbarligen ((archaic) plainly) · ar ظَاهِرًا (seemingly) · fi näennäisen (seemingly) · ka თურმე (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · es por la cuenta (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · es aparentemente (seemingly) · lv redzams (seemingly) · hu láthatóan ((archaic) plainly) · ru по-ви́димому (seemingly) · ru вида́ть (seemingly) · ar عَلَى مَا يَبْدُو ((archaic) plainly) · de dem Anschein nach (seemingly) · da tilsyneladende (seemingly) · ja 明白に ((archaic) plainly) · mk навидум (seemingly) · lt matyt (seemingly) · pl ponoć (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · pt ao que parece (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · sh изгледа да (seemingly) · tr besbelli (seemingly) · no tilsynelatende (seemingly) · da åbenbart (seemingly) · de anscheinend (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · pt evidentemente ((archaic) plainly) · ta -ஆம் (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · hu nyilvánvalóan ((archaic) plainly) · da efter sigende (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · fi näennäisesti (seemingly) · cmn 明明 ((archaic) plainly) · de offenbar ((archaic) plainly) · az görünür (seemingly) · ja 明らかに ((archaic) plainly) · tr görünüşe göre (seemingly) · fr apparemment (seemingly) · fr apparemment ((archaic) plainly) · es al parecer (seemingly) · hi दृष्ट्या (seemingly) · it apparentemente (seemingly) · ru каза́лось бы (seemingly) · es por lo visto ((archaic) plainly) · de vorgeblich (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · he כנראה (seemingly) · it evidentemente ((archaic) plainly) · pt aparentemente (seemingly) · pt pelos vistos (seemingly) · gd a rèir coltais ((archaic) plainly) · da åbenbart ((archaic) plainly) · hu szemlátomást ((archaic) plainly) · tl mandin (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · cmn 貌似 (seemingly) · gl aparentemente (seemingly) · be па чутках (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · sv tydligen (seemingly) · cmn 明顯 /明显 ((archaic) plainly) · gl seica (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · bg наглед (seemingly) · cs zřejmě (seemingly) · ja そう (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · sk očividne ((archaic) plainly) · fr en apparence (seemingly) · pl rzekomo (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · ru говорят (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · sk zrejme (seemingly) · sk zdanlivo (seemingly) · eu bide ((archaic) plainly) · es según parece (seemingly) · nl blijkbaar (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · nl duidelijk ((archaic) plainly) · hu állítólag (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · eo ŝajne (seemingly) · gl disque (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · he בבירור ((archaic) plainly) · nl ogenschijnlijk (seemingly) · sk evidentne ((archaic) plainly) · pl pewnie (seemingly) · uk пе́вно (seemingly) · hu látszólag (seemingly) · pl najwyraźniej ((archaic) plainly) · lv šķietami (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · lv redzami (seemingly) · lv acīmredzot ((archaic) plainly) · fi näköjään (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · be кажуць (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · tr görünüşe bakılırsa (seemingly) · pt pelo que parece (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · es al parecer (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · pt pelo visto (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · cs patrně (seemingly) · sk zjavne ((archaic) plainly) · nl naar het schijnt (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · af oënskynlik (seemingly) · be відаво́чна (seemingly) · de scheinbar (seemingly) · uk либо́нь (seemingly) · pt pelos vistos (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · sh izgleda da (seemingly) · sk údajne (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · ja らしい (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · es según parece (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · nn tydelegvis (seemingly) · cs zjevně ((archaic) plainly) · ja 思しい ((archaic) plainly) · fr apparemment (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · ga is cosúil go (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · es por lo visto (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · acw الظّاهر ((archaic) plainly) · hi दृष्ट्या ((archaic) plainly) · uk мабу́ть (seemingly) · de augenscheinlich (seemingly) · de anscheinend (seemingly) · gd a rèir coltais (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · cmn 據說 /据说 (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · cmn 表面上看來 /表面上看来 (seemingly) · ja (どうやら)…らしい) (seemingly) · it chiaramente ((archaic) plainly) · nl blijkbaar ((archaic) plainly) · gd a rèir coltais (seemingly) · eo verŝajne (seemingly) · cmn 顯然 /显然 ((archaic) plainly) · it sembra che (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · uk мабуть (according to what the speaker has read or been told) · de offensichtlich ((archaic) plainly) · ar ظَاهِرًا ((archaic) plainly)