- according to what you have heard or read; according to the way something appears
- Apparently they are getting divorced soon.
- I thought she had retired, but apparently she hasn't.
- He paused, apparently lost in thought.
- The government was apparently unaware of the magnitude of the crisis.
- The security forces were apparently taken by surprise.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryApparently is used with these adjectives:- arbitrary
- casual
- content
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