Looking for the meaning of the word APPARENT in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of APPARENT with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Apparent
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French aparant, from Latin apparent- ‘appearing’, from the verb apparere (see appear)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈparənt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpɛːrənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
clearly visible or understood; obvious
Short Definition:clearly visible or understood
Examples:- for no apparent reason she laughed
- it became apparent that he was talented
Definition:
seeming real or true, but not necessarily so
Short Definition:seeming real or true, but not necessarily
Examples:- his apparent lack of concern
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