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officially

officially

520 3.0
In a way that a government or other authority approves
  • adverb
  • /əˈfɪʃəli/
translation icon : oficialmente
  • The results were officially announced by the election committee yesterday.
  • officially recognized
  • officially announced
  • officially approved

So that's now before she's officially in the race.

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Examples

  • I am very happy to say your bride-to-be is officially here.

  • And then I think the announcement went out officially that Sunday.

  • Yeah, tickets are officially on sale for our world tour.

  • So we are going to officially start my work day.

  • I have officially quit my day job.

  • Have you seen what they officially released?

  • That means that I am officially the champion.

  • But while the war officially ends, the suffering does not.

  • When was Prime Hydration officially announced to the public?

  • Recently, the Soviet Psychoanalytic Association has been officially reestablished with the approval of the government.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

formally
vsofficially
  • Formal
149 3.7

In a formal, official way that follows the rules

is done with explicit approval from a recognized authority

Antonyms

26 4.4

In a way that does not have official approval or permission

How Official

formally
  • Formal
149 3.7
officially
520 3.0
informally
9 3.4
unofficially
26 4.4

Surface Forms

officially positive

Morphology

officially = official (transparent) = official + ly

The adverb is a regular formation from the adjective 'official' using the productive suffix '-ly', and the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Officially comes from the word official, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'duty' or 'service' and shares the same root as office and officer. So, to do something officially is to do it with formal approval or from someone in charge.