scheinbar

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯nbaːɐ̯/
  • (file)

Adverb

scheinbar

  1. apparently (seemingly)
    • Die Sonne dreht sich scheinbar um die Erde.
      Seemingly, the Sun revolves around the Earth.

Synonyms

Adjective

scheinbar (not comparable)

  1. apparent, seeming
    • Diese Lösung ist nur eine scheinbare Lösung.
      This solution only appears to be a solution.

Declension

Synonyms

Usage notes

Purists insist that scheinbar means "in appearance only", whereas anscheinend means "apparent(ly)" (whether true or not). However, in common usage both words are widely treated as synonyms.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.