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official adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com Oxford logo Toggle navigation Redeem Upgrade Help Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English American English Academic English Collocations Practical English Usage German-English English-German English American English Enter search text Definition of official adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary official adjective /əˈfɪʃl/ /əˈfɪʃl/ Idioms jump to other results [usually before noun] agreed to, said, done, etc. by somebody who is in a position of authority an official announcement/decision/statement according to official figures/statistics The news is not yet official. the official biography of the President An official inquiry has been launched into the cause of the accident. The country's official language is Spanish. The film's official website is also very informative. I intend to lodge an official complaint (= to complain to somebody in authority) . Extra Examples The report revealed official corruption in relation to road building. The official news agency reported an attack by rebel soldiers. Greater vigilance at the official and unofficial points of entry into the country is required. The network's official launch is scheduled for this month. The research used material from official documents and newspaper reports. The views expressed in this essay are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect official government policy. Rice prices are up by as much as 13 percent, according to official reports. There have been rumours that he is resigning, and today he made it official. Join us Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! [only before noun] connected with the job of somebody who is in a position of authority official duties/responsibilities the Prime Minister’s official residence He attended in his official capacity as mayor. This was her first official engagement. He made an official visit to Tokyo in March. Extra Examples He stepped into the waiting official car. The minister was in Berlin on official business. The Prime Minister's official spokesman rejected calls for an inquiry. [only before noun] formal and attended by people in authority an official function/reception The official opening is planned for October. [only before noun] that is told to the public but may not be true I only knew the official version of events. The official line is that the date for the election has not yet been decided. The official story has always been that they are just good friends. opposite unofficial Word Origin Middle English (originally as a noun): via Old French from Latin officialis , from officium ‘performance of a task’ (in medieval Latin also ‘office, divine service’), based on opus ‘work’ + facere ‘do’. Idioms it's official (informal, humorous) used to announce publicly something that you think is obvious or that everyone already knows It's official: this is the worst zombie film ever. See official in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See official in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Check pronunciation: official Other results All matches official noun fourth official noun official receiver noun official secret noun the Official Birthday the Official Secrets Act noun the Official Unionist Party the Official Monster Raving Loony Party Official Birthday official receivers official secrets official receiver See more Nearby words officer noun office worker noun official adjective official noun the Official Birthday pattern noun From the Word list OPAL spoken words Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day