seemingly
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seem·ing
(sē′mĭng)adj.
Apparent; ostensible.
n.
Outward appearance; semblance.
seem′ing·ly adv.
seem′ing·ness n.
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seemingly
(ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ)adv
1. in appearance but not necessarily in actuality: with seemingly effortless ease.
2. (sentence modifier) apparently; as far as one knows: seemingly, he had few friends left.
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Adv. | 1. | seemingly - from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor" |
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seemingly
adverb apparently, outwardly, on the surface, ostensibly, on the face of it, to all intents and purposes, to all appearances, as far as anyone could tell Seemingly he is a man with not an ounce of malice in him.
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seemingly
adverbOn the surface:
Idioms: on the face of it, to all appearances.
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Translations
كما يَبْدو، كَما يَظْهَر
jak se zdá
tilsyneladende
ŝajne
aparentementeen apariencia
pealtnäha
aî òví er virîist
ako sa zdá
göründüğü kadarıylasözüm ona
seemingly
[ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ] ADV → según parece, aparentementeit is seemingly finished → según parece or aparentemente está terminado
there has seemingly been a rise in inflation → parece que ha habido un aumento de la inflación
"he's left then?" - "seemingly" → -¿o sea que se ha ido? -eso parece
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seemingly
adv → scheinbar, anscheinend
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seemingly
[ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ] adv (evidently) → a quanto pare; (from appearances) → in apparenza, apparentementeCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
seem
(siːm) verb to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing. A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.
ˈseeming adjective existing in appearance, though not usually in reality. her seeming indifference.
ˈseemingly adverb apparently; according to report. Seemingly, her mother is very ill.
ˈseemly adjective (negative unseemly) (of behaviour etc) suitable, proper or decent. seemly conduct.
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