unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"
Used in a Sentence
evidently
How to use evidently in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for evidently.
Editorial note
There's now a vacuum where Code Search was, and, evidently, some demand.
Examples7
Definitions1
Parts of speech1
Quick take
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of evidently gathered in one view.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for evidently.
adverb
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"
See also: obviously, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain
Example sentences
There's now a vacuum where Code Search was, and, evidently, some demand.
Or, evidently, to squander their money "Gangnam Style" on luxuries to feel rich.
Some documents generate a DOM >20,000 nodes deep, which is evidently too much to fit in typical C stacks, although Gumbo can handle them.
Because there's persistent demand for it -- from a public that is evidently outraged at the longstanding behavior of banks and the fact that virtually no high-ranking bank executives have paid for it.
As predicted, the top post on an HN thread about the FBI arresting the fraudster behind Motionloft found a way to criticize law enforcement; here, because even though Motionloft seems self-evidently to be an enormous fraud, enforcement of the laws against fraud are merely a tool of the rich.
It starts you out as a single parent with no savings and evidently no family members who will help you out...without any acknowledgement of the fact that broken homes, divorce, out-of-wedlock births, a lack of a high school diploma, and a failure to save are the major causes of poverty.
* Among the evidence discovered: one of the shell owners of the porn videos was an "Alan Cooper", who is evidently a former acquaintance of one of the Prenda attorneys with no actual relationship to the business and who has in effect had his identity stolen as a figurehead for the lawsuits.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use evidently in a sentence?
There's now a vacuum where Code Search was, and, evidently, some demand.
What does evidently mean?
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"
What part of speech is evidently?
evidently is commonly used as adverb.