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# obviously

«obviously» in Mova's school dictionary: **easy to see or understand; clearly** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (obviously)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that is easy to see or understand; clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviously/#m1)

2) Used in talk to mean "of course" or "as you know" (Obviously, I said yes!). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviously/#m2)

3) (informal) Said in a cross or sarcastic way when something should be clear (Obviously!). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviously/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday talk: "Obviously, we'll need coats if it snows." In stories: "She was obviously scared." Phrases: obviously not, quite obviously.

### examples

- He was obviously tired after the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviously/#x1)
- Obviously, you need to wear a helmet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviously/#x2)
- The cake was obviously burnt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviously/#x3)
- "Did you like it?" "Obviously!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviously/#x4)
- She obviously knew the answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviously/#x5)
- Obviously not — I'd never do that! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviously/#x6)
- The story is obviously a favourite one among the Celts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obviously/#x7)

### note

Adverb from "obvious". Can go at the start, middle or end of a sentence. Saying "obviously" can sound rude if the other person did not know, so use it kindly.

### In the corpora

- [Words like everyone, obviously and surely are clues.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/24-persuasive-letters-newspaper-articles-and-diaries/8/)
- [«S'pose» means suppose, «obvs» means obviously, and «cheers» can mean thanks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/485-what-a-real-friend-is/37/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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