Definitions for officially
of·fi·cial·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. officiallyadverb

   in an official role

   "officially, he is in charge"; "officially responsible"

2. formally, officiallyadverb

   with official authorization

   "the club will be formally recognized"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. officiallyadverb

   In an official manner

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1. officially

   Officially refers to something that is done in a formal, public, or authoritative manner, often with the approval, sanction, or recognition of a person in authority, a governing body, or an organization. It often relates to actions, statements, or decisions that are given by a person or institution in a position of official or recognized authority.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. officially

   By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested; as, accounts or reports officially verified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. officiallyadverb

   With an official manner.

   Officially we are all guaranteed peace on earth.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 10, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'officially' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4843

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'officially' in Adverbs Frequency: #308

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce officially?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say officially in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of officially in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of officially in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of officially in a Sentence

1. Andrew Bridgen:

   The fight for the heart and soul of Conservative Party officially starts now, we need a new PM as soon as possible and who that is will decide the future of our democracy, our country and Conservative Party.

2. Carlos Magdalena:

   For almost two decades, I have been scrutinizing every single picture of wild Victoria waterlilies over the internet, a luxury that a botanist from the 18th, 19th and most of the 20th century didn't have, i have learnt so much in the process of officially naming this new species and it's been the biggest achievement of my 20-year career at Kew.

3. Steny Hoyer:

   No, I dont think its officially off, we -- I had not seen the speakers letter. What she suggests is a real security problem unless weve opened up the government.So -- and we havent gotten a reply from the president and his thoughts. So its -- its not officially off. No.

4. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:

   Once again, I heard from Mr. Prime Minister the desire to provide fighter jets, and officially he declared they can begin training our pilots, when it comes to Typhoons, not everything depends just on the decision of Great Britain.

5. James Monroe:

   The Executive is charged officially in the Departments under it with the disbursement of the public money, and is responsible for the faithful application of it to the purposes for which it is raised. The Legislature is the watchful guardian over the public purse. It is its duty to see that the disbursement has been honestly made.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=officially
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Officially
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=officially