French word

apparemment

Pronunciation

IPA/apaʁamɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adverbapparently

Example

Il est apparemment fatigué.

He is apparently tired.

Illustration for apparemment (apparently)

More examples

Apparemment, il n'a pas compris la question.

Apparently, he did not understand the question.

Core concept

A surface impression or report leads to a cautious conclusion.

Common phrases

  • apparemment fatigué

    apparently tired

  • apparemment en retard

    apparently late

  • apparemment vrai

    apparently true

Similar words

visiblement: Plainly shown by visible evidence.
probablement: In all likelihood, this is true.
évidemment: Clearly established by the explanation or situation.
à première vue: Based on an initial impression, this appears to be true.

Definition in French

Signale qu'une proposition repose sur des indices visibles ou des renseignements et qui exprime une incertitude.

Word origin

The adverb apparemment is formed from French apparent with -ment, and apparent continues Latin apparens, 'appearing'.

Usage tips

  • The final -ment in apparemment is pronounced with a nasal vowel, approximately /apaʁamɑ̃/, rather than like the English ending in moment.

Other meanings

  • seeminglyadverb

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