reportedly

«reportedly» in Mova's school dictionary: «according to what people say or what news reports say»… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (reportedly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Reportedly means «according to what people say or what news reports say», when we are not completely sure it is true. tree →

2) It tells the reader the writer is passing on a claim, not stating a proven fact. tree →

sense in the lessons

In news, media and citizenship lessons «reportedly» is a key signal word: it shows a claim comes from reports, and a careful reader checks other sources before believing it. In history writing it is used for stories that may be legends: «The king reportedly burnt the cakes.» Similar words: allegedly, apparently, supposedly, it is said that.

examples

• The singer is reportedly planning a new album. tree →
• The bridge reportedly cost twice as much as planned. tree →
• King Alfred reportedly burnt some cakes while hiding. tree →
• The storm has reportedly knocked out power to thousands of homes. tree →
• Our team is reportedly getting a new coach. tree →
• The spider reportedly escaped from the zoo, but it has not been confirmed. tree →
• The prize was reportedly worth a million dollars. tree →
• When you read «reportedly», ask: who reported it? tree →

note

Adverb, so it does not change form. Often comes before the verb (He reportedly said...) or at the start (Reportedly, ...). Pronounced «ri-POR-tid-lee». It does not mean something is false; it means it is not yet proven by the writer. Compare with «allegedly», used especially when someone is said to have done something wrong but it has not been proved.

In the corpora

• Mansa Musa really did carry so much gold to Cairo in 1324 that its price there reportedly fell.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «reportedly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.