Dic: usage notes: apparent

1. Used before a noun, apparent means "seeming":

• For all his apparent wealth, Pat had no money to pay the rent.

2. Used after a form of the verb be, however, apparent can mean:

• either "seeming" (as in His virtues are only apparent)
• or "obvious" (as in The effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields).
  
  One should take care that the intended meaning is clear from the context.

.... The American Heritage

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