obviously

UK /ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/ US /ˈɑ(b).vi(.)əs.li/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

delayed, different, english, jealous, mad, many, normal, north

She was obviously jealous when her best friend got the promotion instead of her.

VERB + OBVIOUSLY

blows, speak, tears, wind

The wind obviously blows harder in winter than it does in summer.

OBVIOUSLY + NOUN

companions, he's, icebergs, server, teacher, woman

The server was obviously overloaded during the website launch yesterday.

PREP.

off

The meeting went obviously off track when they started arguing about the budget.

adv

In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.

She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.

She'd obviously not gone to sleep yet: her eyes were bloodshot with sleepiness.

Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.

You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...

adverb — unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'

She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.

Wiktionary

She'd obviously not gone to sleep yet: her eyes were bloodshot with sleepiness.

Wiktionary

The plane has obviously been delayed.

Wiktionary

Brian is mad because Chris obviously does not intend to return the money.

Tatoeba · #62837

Obviously, the server load will increase as a result.

Tatoeba · #239701

She obviously thought she was a good woman, but...

Tatoeba · #264574

i Register

In some senses, obviously is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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