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# apparent

adjective (apparent)

«apparent» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Easy to see or understand; clear, obvious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparent/#m1)
2. Seeming to be true, though maybe not really true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparent/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and reasoning: it became apparent that someone was lying; for no apparent reason. In science: apparent size or apparent motion of the Sun (it looks as if it moves). Phrases: it is apparent that, for no apparent reason, become apparent, heir apparent.

### Examples

- It was apparent that she was tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparent/#x1)
- He started crying for no apparent reason. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparent/#x2)
- The mistake became apparent when we checked the sum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparent/#x3)
- The Sun's apparent movement across the sky is caused by Earth spinning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparent/#x4)
- Her apparent calm hid her nerves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparent/#x5)
- It soon became apparent that the dog had eaten the cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparent/#x6)
- When peace was proclaimed, his deceitful conduct was apparent to both combatants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparent/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: double p, -ent (not -ant). The two meanings pull in opposite directions: "clear" versus "only seeming". Adverb apparently usually means "it seems" or "I have heard".

## In Jewish tradition

In stories and reasoning: it became apparent that someone was lying; for no apparent reason. In science: apparent size or apparent motion of the Sun (it looks as if it moves). Phrases: it is apparent that, for no apparent reason, become apparent, heir apparent.

### Examples

- The conception of Creation as a network of ontological interdependencies is perhaps apparent in the ‘231 gates’ referred to above in SY 2:4; see also SY 6:2.\] How did He combine them? (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apparent/#x1)

### Note

Spelling: double p, -ent (not -ant). The two meanings pull in opposite directions: "clear" versus "only seeming". Adverb apparently usually means "it seems" or "I have heard".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «apparent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«apparent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/apparent.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «apparent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apparent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«apparent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/apparent.html) on Mova free.