Apparent əˈpærənt Devotion Reason Train Suddenly Stopped Face

• their devotion was apparent.
• then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped.
• it was apparent from her face that she was really upset.
• it soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn't sing.

apparent

1. easy to see or understand
• synonym obvious
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/obvious
• Their devotion was apparent.
• Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped.
• It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.
• It soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn't sing.
• It was quite clear to me that she was lying.
• It’s obvious from what he said that something is wrong.
• It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.
• The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.
• He made it very plain that he wanted us to leave.
• This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.
• This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.
• The results are shown in the chart below.
• In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.
• This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.
• As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.
• According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.
• From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.
2. that seems to be real or true but may not be
• synonym seeming
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/seeming
• My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school.
• Their affluence is more apparent than real (= they are not as rich as they seem to be).

Extra Examples

• His lack of experience was quite apparent to everyone.
• His unhappiness was all too apparent.
• It soon became apparent that the company was losing money.
• Local suspicion of the incomers was painfully apparent.
• The extent of their injuries was not immediately apparent.
• His devotion to her was increasingly apparent.
• It soon became apparent to everyone that he couldn’t sing.
• Their affluence is more apparent than real.
• Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French aparant, from Latin apparent- ‘appearing’, from the verb apparere, from ad- ‘towards’ + parere ‘come into view’.