apparently · adverb /əˈpær.ənt.li/
apparently (AS HEARD/READ)
B2 used to say you have read or been told something although you are not certain it is true
Dictionary examples:
Apparently it's going to rain today.
Apparently he's had enough of England and is going back to Australia.
Learner example:
Apparently he was planning to visit me and su[r]prise me for my birthday, w[h]ich was the following day. (First Certificate in English; B2; Greek)
apparently (SEEMS TRUE)
B2 used to say that something seems to be true, although it is not certain
Dictionary examples:
There were two apparently unrelated deaths.
An eighty-year-old woman was badly hurt in what the police describe as an apparently random attack.
Learner example:
People found it important and still do but apparently, today, we don't appreciate reading as much as our ancestors. (First Certificate in English; B2; French)
