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1. (v.i.) appear
to come into sight; become visible:
A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
2. appear
to have the appearance of being:
to appear wise.
3. appear
to be obvious or easily perceived:
It appears you are right.
4. appear
to come before the public:
She appeared in movies.
5. appear
to put in an appearance; show up:
appeared briefly at the party.
6. appear
to come into being:
Speech appears in the child's first or second year.
7. appear
to come before a tribunal, esp. as a party or counsel to a proceeding.
Etymology: (1250–1300; =ap-1+parere be visible < AF, OF aper-, tonic s. of apare(i)r, apparoir < L appārēre to be seen)
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1. (verb) look, appear, seem
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
"She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
2. (verb) appear
come into sight or view
"He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
3. (verb) appear, come out
be issued or published
"Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
4. (verb) appear, seem
seem to be true, probable, or apparent
"It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
5. (verb) appear, come along
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
"Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"
6. (verb) appear
appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
"Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"
7. (verb) appear
present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
"He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"
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1. (verb) appear
to seem to be, or to look as if
He appeared tired and distracted.; There appears to have been a mistake.; It appears that she left yesterday.
2. appear
to become visible
Clouds appeared in the sky.
3. appear
to begin to exist
Stoves did not appear until the 18th century.
4. appear
to come to a place; = arrive
He'll appear late as usual.
5. appear
to perform in public
She appeared in a play on Broadway.
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1. (noun) appear
appearance
2. (verb) appear
to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible
3. (verb) appear
to come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time
4. (verb) appear
to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried
5. (verb) appear
to become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest
6. (verb) appear
to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look
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Sense: to come into view
A man suddenly appeared round the corner.
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 Afrikaans: verskyn |
 Arabic: يَظْهَر |
 Bulgarian: появявам се |
 Brazilian: aparecer |
 Czech: objevit se |
 German: erscheinen |
 Danish: komme til syne; vise sig |
 Greek: εμφανίζομαι |
 Spanish: aparecer |
 Estonian: nähtavale ilmuma |
 Farsi: ظاهر شدن |
 Finnish: tulla näkyviin |
 French: apparaître |
 Hebrew: לְהִרָאוֹת |
 Hindi: दिखाई पड़ना |
 Croatian: pojaviti se |
 Hungarian: megjelenik |
 Indonesian: muncul |
 Icelandic: birtast |
 Italian: apparire |
 Japanese: 現われる |
 Korean: 나타나다 |
 Lithuanian: pasiro- dyti |
 Latvian: parādīties |
 Malay: muncul |
 Dutch: verschijnen |
 Norwegian: komme til syne |
 Polish: pojawiać się |
 Persian: ظاهر شدن |
 Pashto: ښکاره کیدل |
 Portuguese: aparecer |
 Romanian: a apărea |
 Russian: появляться |
 Slovak: objaviť sa |
 Slovenian: pojaviti se |
 Serbian: pojaviti se |
 Swedish: dyka upp, bli synlig |
 Thai: ปรากฏตัว |
 Turkish: görünmek |
 Taiwanese: 出現 |
 Ukrainian: показуватися; з'являтися |
 Urdu: نمودار ہونا |
 Vietnamese: xuất hiện |
 Chinese: 出现 |
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