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# officially

adverb (officially)

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

## Everyday

1. Officially means in a way that is approved by people in charge, according to the rules or the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/officially/#m1)
2. Officially can mean in public, according to what has been announced, even if the truth may be different. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/officially/#m2)
3. (informal) Officially is used for fun to mean "really and truly", as in "I'm officially starving". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/officially/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life something becomes official when someone in charge says so: a school is officially opened, a record is officially broken. In news, "officially" contrasts with what really happens ("officially he resigned, but really he was pushed out"). Children use it jokily to make a big statement. Phrases: "officially opened", "officially announced", "officially, …", "it's official".

### Examples

- The new library was officially opened by the mayor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/officially/#x1)
- Summer is officially here — the pool is open! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/officially/#x2)
- Our team is officially the champion of the league. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/officially/#x3)
- Officially the shop closes at six, but they often stay open later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/officially/#x4)
- The record was not officially counted because the wind was too strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/officially/#x5)
- (informal) I've eaten four pancakes, so I'm officially full. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/officially/#x6)
- She is now officially a teenager. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/officially/#x7)

### Note

Adjective: official; noun: an official (a person with an important job). Spelled with double f and double l. In formal writing "officially" means by the proper authority; in casual speech it is often just an intensifier.

## On Mova

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