scheinbar

I Adj. seeming; auch Widerspruch: apparent; (vorgeblich) false, fictitious; nur scheinbares Interesse only feigned interest; scheinbarer Grund ostensible purpose

II Adv. it seems ..., seemingly; on the face of it, on its face; siehe auch anscheinend, wahrscheinlich; es hat ihn scheinbar nicht berührt it didn’t seem to bother him; er reagierte scheinbar gelassen his reaction was seemingly unperturbed, he seemed unfazed by it all; er schaute scheinbar interessiert zu he looked on with apparent interest

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imaginary (Adj.); seeming (Adj.); superficial (Adj.); specious (Adj.); ostensible (Adj.); apparent (Adj.); ostensive (Adj.)

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schein|bar

1. adj

apparent, seeming attr; (= vorgegeben) feigned, ostensible

2. adv

apparently, seemingly

er hörte schéínbar interessiert zu — he listened with apparent or seeming/feigned interest

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1) (seeming but perhaps not real: his apparent unwillingness.) apparent

2) (existing in appearance, though not usually in reality: her seeming indifference.) seeming

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schein·bar

adj apparent, seeming

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1.

Adjektiv apparent; seeming

2.

adverbial seemingly

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scheinbar

A. adj seeming; auch Widerspruch: apparent; (vorgeblich) false, fictitious;

nur scheinbares Interesse only feigned interest;

scheinbarer Grund ostensible purpose

B. adv it seems …, seemingly; on the face of it, on its face; → auch anscheinend, wahrscheinlich;

es hat ihn scheinbar nicht berührt it didn’t seem to bother him;

er reagierte scheinbar gelassen his reaction was seemingly unperturbed, he seemed unfazed by it all;

er schaute scheinbar interessiert zu he looked on with apparent interest

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1.

Adjektiv apparent; seeming

2.

adverbial seemingly

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adj.

apparent adj.

imaginary adj.

ostensible adj.

seeming adj. adv.

apparently adv.

ostensibly adv.