How is the word якобы translated from Russian to English

English translation
Ostensibly
adverb

По заявленной, но не настоящей причине.

According to what is claimed, not really.

Examples with “якобы”

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  • Он вышел якобы позвонить. — He left ostensibly to make a call.

  • Встреча якобы была посвящена бюджету. — The meeting was ostensibly about the budget.

  • Якобы она согласилась, но так ничего и не подписала. — Ostensibly she agreed, but she never signed anything.

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