1. союз that;
as if, as though говорят, якобы он умер ≈ they say that he has died он вообразил, якобы его произвели в генералы ≈ he imagined he had been made a general
2. частица supposedly, ostensibly, allegedly, purportedly;
as if, as though он якобы все понял ≈ he says he has understood everything он приехал к нам якобы для того, чтобы работать ≈ he came to us with the alleged purpose of working, he came to us supposedly to work мы посмотрели эту якобы страшную картину ≈ we have seen this supposedly dreadful film
ostensibly;
он ~ понял he seemed to understand, he said he understood;
один из них ~ инженер one of them is supposed to be an engineer;
он пришёл ~ для того, чтобы работать he came here ostensibly to work.
он ~ понял he seemed to understand, he said he understood;
один из них ~ инженер one of them is supposed to be an engineer;
он пришёл ~ для того, чтобы работать he came here ostensibly to work.
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.