officially
- adverb
- /əˈfɪʃəli/
- 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.
- So that's now before she's officially in the race.
- And then I think the announcement went out officially that Sunday.
- The media blitz is officially on, and now we know why.
- But while the war officially ends, the suffering does not.
- Trump's legal team officially responded with There was.
- And that officially concludes our first US food tour.
- That was the name before AI was officially granted to it.
Examples
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I am very happy to say your bride-to-be is officially here.
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And then I think the announcement went out officially that Sunday.
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Yeah, tickets are officially on sale for our world tour.
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So we are going to officially start my work day.
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I have officially quit my day job.
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Have you seen what they officially released?
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That means that I am officially the champion.
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But while the war officially ends, the suffering does not.
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When was Prime Hydration officially announced to the public?
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Recently, the Soviet Psychoanalytic Association has been officially reestablished with the approval of the government.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
In a formal, official way that follows the rules
Antonyms
How Official
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.