Definitions for appear
əˈpɪərap·pear

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. look, appear, seem(verb)

   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. appear(verb)

   come into sight or view

   "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

3. appear, come out(verb)

   be issued or published

   "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"

4. appear, seem(verb)

   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. appear, come along(verb)

   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. appear(verb)

   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. appear(verb)

   present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority

   "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. appear(Verb)

   To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

   Etymology: From apperen, aperen, from aparoir ( apparoir, apparaître), from apparere, from ad + parere.

2. appear(Verb)

   To come before the public.

   A great writer appeared at that time.

   Etymology: From apperen, aperen, from aparoir ( apparoir, apparaître), from apparere, from ad + parere.

3. appear(Verb)

   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.

   Etymology: From apperen, aperen, from aparoir ( apparoir, apparaître), from apparere, from ad + parere.

4. appear(Verb)

   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.

   Etymology: From apperen, aperen, from aparoir ( apparoir, apparaître), from apparere, from ad + parere.

5. appear(Verb)

   To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.

   He appeared quite happy with the result.

   Etymology: From apperen, aperen, from aparoir ( apparoir, apparaître), from apparere, from ad + parere.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Appear(verb)

   to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible

2. Appear(verb)

   to come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time

3. Appear(verb)

   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

4. Appear(verb)

   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

5. Appear(verb)

   to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look

6. Appear(noun)

   appearance

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Appear

   ap-pēr′, v.i. to become visible: to present one's self formally before an authority or tribunal, hence to act as the representative or counsel for another: to be manifest: to be in one's opinion, to seem: to come into view, to come before the public, to be published (of a book): to seem though not real.—ns. Appear′ance, the act of appearing, e.g. in court to prosecute or answer a charge: the publication of a book: the effect of appearing conspicuously, show, parade: the condition of that which appears, form, aspect: outward look or show: a natural phenomenon: an apparition; Appear′er, one that appears: one who puts in an appearance in court.—It appears (impers.).—To all appearance, so far as appears to any one; To keep up appearances, to keep up an outward show with intent to conceal the absence of the inward reality; To put in an appearance, to appear in person. [Through Fr. from L. apparē-re—ad, to, parēre, paritum, to come forth.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. appear

   Come into sight.

   The sun does appear in the morning and what an amazing sight.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020  

2. appear

   To be visible.

   It does appear we are so loving, united, joyful and supportive to each other, we are so grateful.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 26, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appear' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #880

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appear' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2064

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appear' in Verbs Frequency: #67

How to pronounce appear?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of appear in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of appear in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of appear in a Sentence

1. Zheng Churan:

   In Taiwan, many female political candidates came from the feminist movement, on the mainland, there does not appear to be any space for people involved in social movements to enter the political system.

2. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   We often hear the phrases like "Universe is telling me with signs" or "karma is calling" or "kismet making connection" or "serendipity" or "chance" or"coincidence" and so on, whenever people refer to an unexpected life-changing event or a major scientific breakthrough that happened as an unintended consequence of otherwise normal course of actions. As a Scientist, I do think that any new invention doesn't happen by chance alone, as it may appear at the outset. Deeper analysis always reveals that any notable invention is almost alwaysa result of the synergistic meeting of statistical probability with well planned strategy, i. e. it's a combination of uncertainty with certainty that occurs at right time in right place. As Louis Pasteur said it 'Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés.' meaning 'In the field of observations, chance favors theprepared mind.' So, keep your mind alert and well prepared at all times, because you never know when Serendipity would visit you, or when Universe would tap on your shoulder to give you the signs. Only your prepared mind would enable you to welcome wonderful Serendipity and understand the subtle signs sent to you by Universe.

3. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo):

   The highly inspired, encounter less obstacles and traverse mountains easier than others on their path through life.” It seems to me that inspiration theoretically enhances one’s ability traversing difficulties as they move toward a goal. The highly inspired, encounter less obstacles and traverse mountains easier than others on their path through life. They appear to view roadblocks and detours as normal life events and in many cases move through them unscathed and undeterred. While the obstacles exist as they would for anyone else, they don’t view them in the same manner.

4. Socrates:

   Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

5. James Shea:

   Director of Public Safety James Shea told reporters Friday. Based on what we know now, the amount of guns, the amount of ammunition, the fact that they had explosive devices -- we would have to assume they planned to do a lot more damage than we allowed them to do. THOUSANDS MOURN, ATTEND FUNERALS FOR Jersey City SHOOTING VICTIMS Police officers stand near the scene of a gun fight at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday. Anderson and Graham appear to have acted alone even though they had expressed interest in the Black Hebrew Israelites, a fringe religious group that often disparages whites and Jews, New Jersey officials have said. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Thursday that the attack was driven by hatred of Jews and law enforcement and is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism. The evidence points toward acts of hate. I can confirm that were investigating this matter as potential acts of domestic terrorism fueled both by anti-Semitism and anti-law enforcement beliefs, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal added that social media posts, witness interviews and other evidence reflected the couples hatred of Jews and police. Orthodox Jewish men carry Moshe Deutsch's casket outside a Brooklyn synagogue following Moshe Deutsch funeral on Wednesday in New York. Moshe Deutsch was one of the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP The attackers killed three people in the market, in addition to the police officer at a cemetery about a mile away, before dying in an hourslong gunbattle with police Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Public Safety James Shea called Seals the ultimate detective or officer we would point to to tell young officers, This is how you should behave.

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