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# unofficially

adverb (unofficially)

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

## Everyday

1. Unofficially means not in an official or formal way; not approved, announced or recorded by the people in charge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unofficially/#m1)
2. Unofficially can mean privately or secretly, before something is officially said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unofficially/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday and school life: «unofficially, he's team captain», unofficial records, nicknames. In news: «unofficially, sources say». It tells the reader something is true or accepted but not formally approved yet.

### Examples

- Unofficially, Mia is the class's best speller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unofficially/#x1)
- The race was unofficially timed with a phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unofficially/#x2)
- He was unofficially in charge of the snacks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unofficially/#x3)
- Unofficially, the teacher said we'd get a longer break. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unofficially/#x4)
- The hill is unofficially called Dragon's Back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unofficially/#x5)
- The record was set unofficially, so it doesn't count. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unofficially/#x6)

### Note

From «unofficial» + «-ly»; double f. Opposite: «officially». An unofficial record usually does not count in a competition.

## On Mova

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