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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBVIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OBVIOUS definition: 1. easy to see, recognize, or understand: 2. easy to see, recognize, or understand: 3. easily…. Learn more.

   • Znaczenie Obvious, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     OBVIOUS definicja: 1. easy to see, recognize, or understand:...

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     OBVIOUS meaning: 1. easy to see, recognize, or understand:...

   • Obvious: Polish Translation

     OBVIOUS translate: oczywisty, oczywisty. Learn more in the...

   • Obvious: Arabic Translation

     OBVIOUS translate: واضِح. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Obvious: Korean Translation

     OBVIOUS translate: 분명한. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Obvious: Thai Translation

     OBVIOUS translate: ชัดเจน. Learn more in the Cambridge...

2. www.nytimes.com › 2018/08/21 › magazineHow Do You Explain the ‘Obvious?’ - The New York Times

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   Aug 21, 2018 · To call something “obvious” or “common sense” is to call it settled and refuse to relitigate it or revisit all the work that went into determining it was so inarguable in the first place ...

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3. ludwig.guru › s › I+think+it+obviousI think it obvious | English examples in context | Ludwig

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   3. The New York Times - Sports. "I think it's obvious I'm making some progress there. 4. The New York Times - Sports. A: I think it was obvious from the beginning of the conversation. 5. The New York Times. I think it's obvious I love Jersey, and so I poke fun at it.

4. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 233792meaning - What is it called when something appears so obvious ...

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   Mar 16, 2015 · It's not that no one would notice it happen, but that of all the contingencies and possible outcomes running through everyone's mind in that situation (including the gunman's presumably), that solution would have been reflexively dismissed ahead of time without sincere thought because it was "too obvious".

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › obviousobvious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   These words all have almost exactly the same meaning. There are slight differences in register and patterns of use. If you make something clear/plain, you do so deliberately because you want people to understand something; if you make something obvious, you usually do it without meaning to: I hope I make myself obvious.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › obvious_adjobvious, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

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   late 1500s. The earliest known use of the word obvious is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for obvious is from 1583, in the writing of Brian Melbancke, writer. obvious is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obvius, ‑ous suffix.

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   What does “I thought it would be obvious” mean?

   • “I thought it would be obvious.”) The obvious is a common tool in political arguments; there is something about calling on voters’ “common sense” that makes the opposition look like sophists and weasels, waffling and equivocating. The obvious cuts through nonsense.

   How Do You Explain the 'Obvious?' - The New York Times

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   Where did the word obvious come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word obvious is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for obvious is from 1583, in the writing of Brian Melbancke, writer. obvious is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obvius, ‑ous suffix.

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   How many meanings does the word obvious have?

   • There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word obvious, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word obvious? About 60 occurrences per million words in modern written English How is the word obvious pronounced? Where does the word obvious come from?

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   What does it mean if something is obvious?

   • Obviously refers to something that needs no evidence to be understood. "In a way that is easily perceived or understood; clearly," according to the dictionary. That is, it's something that you couldn't help knowing. If you saw a glass on its side on a table surrounded by a puddle of milk, it would be obvious that the glass fell over and spilled.

   Use of *obviously*, *apparently* and *evidently* as qualifying words

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   Why is “obvious” taken as false?

   • What is “obvious” is taken as false because it’s too obvious. This is because the obvious is, essentially, a shortcut: It appeals to a set of values we’d formed some consensus around, a set of ideas we once agreed no serious person would question.

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   What does it mean to call something “obvious” or “common sense”?

   • To call something “obvious” or “common sense” is to call it settled and refuse to relitigate it or revisit all the work that went into determining it was so inarguable in the first place. In a recent book, “At War With the Obvious,” the psychoanalyst Donald Moss writes that “the obvious is adaptive. It mutates under pressure, like cells.”

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8. medium.com › getyourtechright › the-benefits-ofThe Benefits Of Stating The Obvious | by Rob Leon | # ...

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   Mar 6, 2019 · Stating the obvious helps you to communicate a thought clearly through a breadcrumb approach. One where you can describe something at the highest level and then move the conversation towards the ...