obviously
B1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈɒbviəsli/US /ˈɑːbviəsli/
Meaning
adverb
used when giving information that you expect other people to know already or agree with
“Obviously, we don't want to spend too much money.”
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“today um obviously US Government man's”
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“So now, you know, obviously in order to pull it out,”
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“vision and uh obviously we developed”
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