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ostensibly
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/əˈstɛnsəbli/
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/əˈstɛnsəbli/
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ostensibly
adverb
UK
/əˈstɛnsəbli/
US
/əˈstɛnsəbli/
якобы
He was ostensibly on a business trip.
Он якобы был в командировке.
Additional translations
по видимости
на первый взгляд
внешне
Synonyms
apparently
supposedly
allegedly
outwardly
seemingly
Definitions
ostensibly
adverb
Apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.
He was ostensibly on a business trip, but he was actually on vacation.
In an ostensible manner; outwardly; on the surface.
The changes were ostensibly minor, but they had far-reaching effects.
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