apparent
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of APPARENT
1
[more apparent; most apparent]
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easy to see or understand
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The other team's superiority was apparent [=evident] in the first half of the game.
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The truth is apparent to me. [=I can clearly see the truth]
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Her reasons for leaving were readily apparent. [=were obvious or easy to see]
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When we left, they were in no apparent danger. [=they did not appear to be in any danger]
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From the beginning, it was apparent that she was not an ordinary child.
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It soon/quickly became apparent (to us) that something was wrong.
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He started yelling and throwing things for no apparent reason.
2
always used before a noun
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seeming to be true but possibly not true
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We disagreed on the apparent meaning of the movie.
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He died of an apparent heart attack. [=it appears that a heart attack caused his death]
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What was the apparent cause of the accident?
