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/ˈɒbviəs/- 1clear to almost anyone
The most obvious explanation is not always the correct one.
‘I’d have thought that was fairly obvious,’ James retorted.
a glaringly obvious mistake
for obvious reasons:For obvious reasons, I won’t go into details.
obvious (that): it is obvious (that):It’s pretty obvious he’s crazy about you.
obvious to:It was becoming obvious to her parents that she needed help.
obvious from:It was obvious from Eleanor’s voice that she disliked him.
Collocations: obvious
▪ blatantly, blindingly, fairly, glaringly, painfully, patently - 2expressing or lacking imagination
I couldn’t resist the obvious comment.
state the obvious (=say something that is already well-known):You have a talent for stating the obvious.
To state the obvious, if we don’t take precautions now, we’ll suffer for it later.
- 4natural and reasonable in a particular situation
Making an apology was the obvious thing to do.
obvious choice:His experience made him the obvious choice for the position.
obvious explanation:There’s a perfectly obvious explanation for this trend.
obvious solution:There was no immediately obvious solution that we could think of.
Collocations: obvious
▪ answer, choice, conclusion, explanation, implication, interpretation, reason, solution
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obviousness
noun [uncountable]This is the British English definition of obvious. View American English definition of obvious.
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