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# apparently

adverb

«apparently» 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. According to what you have heard or read, though you are not sure it is true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparently/#m1)
2. As it seems or looks, though it may not be so. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparently/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk, "apparently" passes on news or gossip: "Apparently, we're getting a new teacher". In stories, it hints that something may not be what it seems. Useful for telling facts from rumours.

### Examples

- Apparently, there's no school on Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparently/#x1)
- He was apparently asleep, but his eyes were open a little. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparently/#x2)
- Apparently, cats can sleep for sixteen hours a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparently/#x3)
- She apparently forgot her lunch again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparently/#x4)
- The shop is apparently closed for good. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparently/#x5)
- Apparently it's going to snow tonight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparently/#x6)
- The apparently empty box had a tiny mouse inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparently/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: double p, -ently: apparently. Adjective: apparent (clear, or seeming). "Apparently" shows the speaker is not sure; do not treat it as a proven fact. Often said with a shrug in gossip.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday talk, "apparently" passes on news or gossip: "Apparently, we're getting a new teacher". In stories, it hints that something may not be what it seems. Useful for telling facts from rumours.

### Examples

- Although Resh is usually thought to belong to the letters which cannot normally receive a dagesh, this was apparently not the case for these traditions. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apparently/#x1)
- By suri wavS apparently meant Assyrian. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apparently/#x2)
- This secret apparently is the angel (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/apparently/#x3)

### Note

Spelling: double p, -ently: apparently. Adjective: apparent (clear, or seeming). "Apparently" shows the speaker is not sure; do not treat it as a proven fact. Often said with a shrug in gossip.

## On Mova

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