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åpenbar

adjectiveadjektiv

obvious, evident, plain · evidently, clearly (adverbially)

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt opinberr; av lavtysk openbar Old Norse opinberr; from Low German openbar

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. som er helt tydelig for alle;
    klar (I, 7)clear
    which is perfectly plain to everyone;
    clearklar (I, 7)
    • en åpenbar løgn a blatant lie
    • en åpenbar misforståelse an obvious misunderstanding
    • åpenbare mangler manifest shortcomings
  2. brukt som adverb: tydeligvisevidently, apparently · clearly, obviously used as an adverb: evidently, apparentlytydeligvis
    • han somlet og hadde åpenbart god tid he was dawdling and evidently had plenty of time
    • han var åpenbart beruset he was clearly drunk