Apparent | Mean of apparent in English Dictionary

/əˈperənt/

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