evidently

Everyday

1. Evidently means clearly or obviously, because you can see it from the signs. tree →
2. Evidently can also mean apparently, «it seems that», when you have heard or worked something out. tree →

In the lessons

Used in stories and reports to show a conclusion from clues: «Evidently, someone had been in the kitchen.» Good for detective writing and inference in reading. Phrases: was evidently, evidently not.

Examples

• There were crumbs everywhere; evidently, someone had eaten the cake. tree →
• She was evidently tired after the match. tree →
• Evidently the bus is late again. tree →
• The dog was evidently happy to see us. tree →
• Evidently, nobody had read the instructions. tree →
• He had evidently been crying. tree →
• They were evidently a new kind of rabbit altogether. tree →

Note

Comes from evident (clear). Slightly formal; in speech people say «obviously» or «clearly». Do not mix up with «evidential». A good reading skill: notice the clue that makes something evident.

In Jewish tradition

Used in stories and reports to show a conclusion from clues: «Evidently, someone had been in the kitchen.» Good for detective writing and inference in reading. Phrases: was evidently, evidently not.

Examples

• As the commentator declares words in the Sefer Yetzirah to be the language of Joseph ben Uziel, he evidently believed that he wrote it. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Comes from evident (clear). Slightly formal; in speech people say «obviously» or «clearly». Do not mix up with «evidential». A good reading skill: notice the clue that makes something evident.