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apparent

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ap·par·ent  (-prnt, -pâr-)
adj.
1. Readily seen; visible.
2. Readily understood; clear or obvious.
3. Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming: an apparent advantage.

[Middle English, from Old French aparant, present participle of aparoir, to appear; see appear.]

ap·parent·ly adv.
ap·parent·ness n.
Synonyms: apparent, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
These adjectives mean readily seen, perceived, or understood: angry for no apparent reason; a clear danger; clear-cut evidence of tampering; distinct fingerprints; evident hostility; manifest pleasure; obvious errors; patent advantages; making my meaning plain.
Usage Note: Used before a noun, apparent means "seeming": For all his apparent wealth, Pat had no money to pay the rent. Used after a form of the verb be, however, apparent can mean either "seeming" (as in His virtues are only apparent) or "obvious" (as in The effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields). One should take care that the intended meaning is clear from the context.

apparent
Adjective
1. readily seen or understood; obvious
2. seeming as opposed to real: he frowned in apparent bewilderment [Latin apparere to appear]
apparently adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.apparent - clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"
2.apparent - appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"
superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"

apparent
adjective 2. obvious, marked, clear, plain, visible, bold, patent, evident, distinct, open, understandable, manifest, noticeable, blatant, conspicuous, overt, unmistakable, palpable, undeniable, discernible, salient, self-evident, indisputable, much in evidence, undisguised, unconcealed, indubitable, staring you in the face (informal) plain as the nose on your face << OPPOSITE unclear
Translations
apparent [əˈpærənt] adjaparente (= obvious); manifiesto, evidente;
it is apparent that → está claro que

apparent [əˈpærənt] adjapparent(e);
it is apparent that → il est évident que

apparent [əˈpærənt] adj (seeming) → scheinbar;
(obvious) → offensichtlich;
it is apparent that ... → es ist klar, dass ...

apparent [əˈpærənt] adjevidente

apparent
adj apparent [əˈpӕrənt]
1 easy to see; evident It is quite apparent to all of us that you haven't done your work properly. duidelik واضِح، ظاهِر видим očividný, zřejmý indlysende; tydelig; åbenbar offensichtlich προφανής evidente, claro ilmne آشکار ilmeinen évident בָּרוּר स्पष्ट očigledan látható jelas kelihatan, nyata augljós evidente 明らかな 분명한 akivaizdus, aiškus saredzams; acīm redzams jelas klaarblijkelijk innlysende, tydelig, åpenbar widoczny aparente evident очевидный zrejmý, jasný očiten očigledan uppenbar ชัดเจน açık, ortada besbelli 明顯的 очевидний; явний ظاہر ، عیاں rõ ràng
2 seeming but perhaps not real his apparent unwillingness. skynbaar بادِ привиден zdánlivý tilsyneladende scheinbar φαινομενικός aparente näiv ظاهری؛ صوری näennäinen apparent לִכְאוֹרָה आभासी prividan látszólagos tampak sem virðist vera apparente 見せかけの 외관상의 tariamas šķietams ketara ogenschijnlijk tilsynelatende pozorny aparente aparent кажущийся zdanlivý navidezen prividan synbar, skenbar ซึ่งเห็นได้ชัด görünür, görünürdeki 貌似的 видимий بظاہر có vẻ
adv apˈparently
it seems that; I hear that Apparently he is not feeling well. blykbaar كَما يَبْدو очевидно zdá se, zjevně tilsyneladende anscheinend προφανώς por lo visto, al parecer ilmselt ظاهراً؛ از قرار معلوم ilmeisesti apparemment כְּפִי הַנִראֶה स्पष्टतया naizgled nyilvánvalóan agaknya að því er virðist apparentemente 見たところ~らしい 분명히, 겉보기는 matyt acīmredzot nampaknya naar het schijnt tilsynelatende, tydeligvis widocznie aparentemente se pare (că) по-видимому zrejme očitno očigledno uppenbarligen ชัดเจน; ชัดแจ้ง galiba, herhâlde, görünüşe bakılırsa 明顯地 мабуть, напевне ظاہری طور پر hình như


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It was apparent to her that his condescension was a marvel.
By the frequency with which the few speakers pointed in the direction of the encampment of Webb, it was apparent they dreaded the approach of danger from that quarter.
When peace was proclaimed, his deceitful conduct was apparent to both combatants.
 
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