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# obvious

«obvious» in Mova's school dictionary: **Easy to see, notice or understand; clear to everyone** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (obvious, more obvious, most obvious)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Easy to see, notice or understand; clear to everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obvious/#m1)

2) Too easy or expected; not clever (an obvious joke). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obvious/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: "It's obvious she is happy." In maths, teachers warn: the obvious answer is not always right — check your working. Phrases: it's obvious that, state the obvious, the obvious choice.

### examples

- It's obvious that the dog wants a walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obvious/#x1)
- The answer seemed obvious, but it was wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obvious/#x2)
- There was an obvious crack in the glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obvious/#x3)
- He's the obvious choice for team captain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obvious/#x4)
- Sorry to state the obvious, but it's raining. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obvious/#x5)
- The mistake was obvious once I checked it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obvious/#x6)

### note

Spelling: o-b-v-i-o-u-s, ending in -ious. Adverb: obviously. Similar: clear, plain, evident. Trap in maths: an "obvious" quick answer to a trick question is often wrong, so read carefully.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «obvious» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obvious/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.