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appear

[ uh-peer ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to come into sight; become visible:

    A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.

    Synonyms: arise, emerge

  2. to have the appearance of being; seem; look:

    to appear wise.

  3. to be obvious or easily perceived; be clear or made clear by evidence:

    It appears to me that you are right.

  4. to come or be placed before the public; be published:

    Her biography appeared last year.

  5. to perform publicly, as in a play, dance, etc.:

    He appeared as the king in the play.

  6. to attend or be present, especially to arrive late or stay but a short time:

    He appeared at the party but left quickly.

  7. to come into being; be created, invented, or developed:

    Speech appears in the child's first or second year.

  8. Law. to come formally, especially as a party or counsel, to a proceeding before a tribunal, authority, etc.


appear

/ əˈpɪə /

verb

  1. to come into sight or view
  2. copula; may take an infinitive to seem or look

    the evidence appears to support you

  3. to be plain or clear, as after further evidence, etc

    it appears you were correct after all

  4. to develop or come into being; occur

    faults appeared during testing

  5. to become publicly available; be published

    his biography appeared last month

  6. to perform or act

    he has appeared in many London productions

  7. to be present in court before a magistrate or judge

    he appeared on two charges of theft

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • reap·pear verb (used without object)
  • well-ap·pearing adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appear1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ap(p)eren, from Anglo-French, Old French aper-, tonic stem of apare(i)r, apparoir, from Latin appārēre “to be seen, appear,” equivalent to ap- ap- 1( def ) + pārēre “to be visible”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appear1

C13: from Old French aparoir, from Latin appārēre to become visible, attend upon, from pārēre to appear
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Synonym Study

See seem.
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Example Sentences

The challenge for this shoot was capturing the close relationship between Billie and Finneas without it appearing as though they were a couple.

The suspect they were looking for had not appeared pregnant at all.

The coalition has alleged a pattern of perfunctory public hearings where the issues appeared to have already been decided in advance.

The changes appeared to respond to concerns about how razing the trees could reduce shade and carbon capture and storage.

The Morrisons website also appears to be down, with a "502 bad gateway" error message on some pages.

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