ap·par·ent 
/əˈperənt/ adjective
/əˈperənt/ adjective 1 [more apparent; most apparent] : easy to see or understand
▪ The other team's superiority was apparent [=evident] in the first half of the game. ▪ The truth is apparent to me. [=I can clearly see the truth] ▪ Her reasons for leaving were readily apparent. [=were obvious or easy to see] ▪ When we left, they were in no apparent danger. [=they did not appear to be in any danger] ▪ From the beginning, it was apparent that she was not an ordinary child. ▪ It soon/quickly became apparent (to us) that something was wrong. ▪ He started yelling and throwing things for no apparent reason. 2 always used before a noun : seeming to be true but possibly not true
▪ We disagreed on the apparent meaning of the movie. ▪ He died of an apparent heart attack. [=it appears that a heart attack caused his death] ▪ What was the apparent cause of the accident?
▪ The other team's superiority was apparent [=evident] in the first half of the game. ▪ The truth is apparent to me. [=I can clearly see the truth] ▪ Her reasons for leaving were readily apparent. [=were obvious or easy to see] ▪ When we left, they were in no apparent danger. [=they did not appear to be in any danger] ▪ From the beginning, it was apparent that she was not an ordinary child. ▪ It soon/quickly became apparent (to us) that something was wrong. ▪ He started yelling and throwing things for no apparent reason.
▪ We disagreed on the apparent meaning of the movie. ▪ He died of an apparent heart attack. [=it appears that a heart attack caused his death] ▪ What was the apparent cause of the accident?
