Apparent

  • 11apparent — [ə per′ənt, əpar′ənt] adj. [ME aparaunt < OFr aparant < L apparens, prp. of apparere, APPEAR] 1. readily seen; visible 2. readily understood or perceived; evident; obvious 3. appearing (but not necessarily) real or true; seeming: See also… …

    English World dictionary

  • 12Apparent — (v. lat.), anscheinend, offenbar …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 13apparent — is normally pronounced with short a (as in bat); pronunciation as in parent, though once dominant, is only occasionally heard …

    Modern English usage

  • 14apparent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) clearly seen or understood; obvious. 2) seeming real, but not necessarily so. DERIVATIVES apparently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin apparere appear …

    English terms dictionary

  • 15apparent — ap|par|ent [ ə perənt ] adjective *** 1. ) easy to see or understand: OBVIOUS: apparent from: The children s poor health was apparent from their physical appearance. it becomes apparent that: It soon became apparent that the two women knew each… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16apparent */*/*/ — UK [əˈpærənt] / US [əˈperənt] adjective 1) easy to see or understand apparent to: It should be apparent to anyone that the letter was written by a child. apparent from: The children s poor health was apparent from their physical appearance. it… …

    English dictionary

  • 17APPARENT — ENTE. adj. Qui est visible, évident, manifeste. Se placer à l endroit le plus apparent. Il y a des procédés pour rendre plus apparente l écriture des vieux manuscrits. Ce manque de régularité est peu apparent, est très apparent. On dit qu il est… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 18apparent — ap|par|ent W2 [əˈpærənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of apparere; APPEAR] 1.) easy to notice = ↑obvious it is apparent (that) ▪ It soon became apparent that we had a major problem. it is apparent from sth …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19apparent — apparently, adv. apparentness, n. /euh par euhnt, euh pair /, adj. 1. readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible: The crack in the wall was readily apparent. 2. capable of being easily perceived or understood; plain or clear; obvious:… …

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  • 20apparent — adj. 1) clearly; increasingly apparent 2) apparent to 3) apparent that + clause (it was apparent to all that he was guilty) * * * [ə pærənt] increasingly apparent clearly apparent to apparent that + clause (it was apparent to all that he was… …

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