"ostensibly" meaning in English

See ostensibly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/ [UK], /ɑːˈstɛn.sə.bli/ [US] Audio: en-us-ostensibly.ogg [US], en-au-ostensibly.ogg [Australia]
  1. You use ostensibly to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard or seen, but you are not certain that it is true. Synonyms: apparently
    Sense id: simple-ostensibly-en-adv-orFI4~gI
     
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "You use ostensibly to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard or seen, but you are not certain that it is true."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑːˈstɛn.sə.bli/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-ostensibly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-ostensibly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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  "hyphenation": "os‧ten‧si‧bly",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Sentence adverbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use ostensibly to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard or seen, but you are not certain that it is true."
      ],
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        "sentence adverb"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
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        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑːˈstɛn.sə.bli/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-ostensibly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-ostensibly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ostensibly"
}

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