acīmredzot

Latvian

Etymology

From acīm (“eyes [dat.]”) +‎ redzot (“seeing [part.]”), with acīm from acs (“eye”) and redzot from redzēt (“to see”).

Pronunciation

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acīmredzot

1. apparently, seemingly; clearly, obviously

   tā acīmredzot ir kļūda ― this is apparently/clearly a mistake

   viņš acīmredzot nenāks ― he apparently/clearly won't come

   acīmredzot tas ir pārpratums ― this is apparently/clearly a misunderstanding

   dzērām saldskābu vīnu no lielas pudeles, kas acīmredzot bija saglabājusies no pirmskara laikiem ― we drank sweet-sour wine from a large bottlat that was apparently a relic from the pre-war times

   acīmredzot akmeņogles sastāv no ļoti sarežģītiem lielmolekulāriem savienojumiem ― coal is clearly composed of many complex macromolecular compounds

   tā mūsu saimniecība ies acīmredzot uz augšu! ― so our farm is obviously/clearly going forward (lit. up)!

Usage notes

Latvian acīmredzot (and its synonym acīm redzami) has, like English apparently, two context-dependent, almost opposite meanings: “seemingly” (= “from what can be seen”, “not necessarily true”) and “obviously” (= “easy to see”, “true”); cf. Russian очеви́дно (očevídno).

Synonyms

• acīm redzami
• droši vien
• iespējams