Definition
in a formal or authorized way, usually by someone with the proper authority or position.
Etymology
From 'official' (Latin 'officialis' meaning a person in charge) plus the adverb suffix '-ly'. The Latin root 'officium' meant duty or function, which evolved through Old French before entering English in the 14th century.
Kelly Says
The word 'officially' creates a legal or social shield—once something is declared officially, it becomes hard to argue against because it has the weight of authority behind it. That's why athletes care so much about official world records versus unofficial ones!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በአ manera አንድ
be-a ma-ne-ra an-de
ARالعربية
رسمياً
rasm-iy-an
BNবাংলা
আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে
anushthanik-bha-be
CACatalà
oficialment
oh-fee-al-men-t
CSČeština
oficiálně
oh-fee-tsi-al-nee
DADansk
officielt
oh-fee-el-t
DEDeutsch
offiziell
oh-fee-tsee-el
ELΕλληνικά
επίσημα
ep-ee-see-ma
ESEspañol
oficialmente
oh-fee-al-men-teh
FISuomi
virallisesti
vee-ral-lis-tee
FRFrançais
officiellement
oh-fiss-ee-el-man
GUGU
અધિકૃત રીતે
ad-hi-kru-t ree-teh
HIहिन्दी
आधिकारिक रूप से
aad-hi-kaari-k roop se
HUMagyar
hivatalosan
hee-vee-ta-lo-san
IDBahasa Indonesia
resmi
res-mee
ITItaliano
ufficialmente
oo-fee-chee-al-men-teh
KKKK
официально
oh-fee-see-al-no
KMKM
តាមរយៈ
ta-am ray-rueh
KO한국어
공식적으로
gong-sik-jeok-e-ro
MRMR
अधिकारिकपणे
ad-hi-kaari-ka-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
secara rasmi
se-ka-ra ras-mee
NLNederlands
officieel
oh-fee-see-el
NONorsk
offisielt
oh-fee-si-et
PAPA
ਅਧਿਕਾਰਕ
adh-i-kaari-k
PLPolski
oficjalnie
oh-fee-jal-nee
PTPortuguês
oficialmente
oh-fee-al-men-teh
RORomână
oficial
oh-fee-tser
RUРусский
официально
oh-fee-see-al-no
SVSvenska
officiellt
oh-fee-si-el-t
SWKiswahili
rasmi
ras-mee
TAதமிழ்
அலுவல்பட்ட
alu-val-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
అధికారికంగా
a-dhi-kaari-ka-nga
THไทย
อย่างเป็นทางการ
yahng-ben-taang-gaan
TRTürkçe
resmi olarak
res-mi o-lar-ak
UKУкраїнська
офіційно
oh-fee-tsi-yno
URاردو
رسمی طور پر
rasm-ee toor pur
VITiếng Việt
đặc cách
djak-kash
ZUZU
ngokuthula
ngoh-koo-thoo-la