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

   Be visible.

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

   Submitted by MaryC on April 26, 2020  

2. appear

   To sight.

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

   Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 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. Charlotte Bronte:

   Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.

2. Lucien Gonzalez:

   Complicated associations appear to be found, and we just don't fully understand them yet.

3. Jonny Steinberg:

   It will no doubt appear again; there is so much attention at the moment on the symbols of the South African past, i'm sure it's only a matter of time before the old flag is used again as a form of aggressive mourning for the old order.

4. Angelo Onofri:

   It absolutely could have been worse, given the confined space and the number of shots that appear to have been fired.

5. The Custer County Sheriffs Office:

   We were notified the vehicle did not appear to have any significant damage to it and was most likely abandoned in a field adjacent to a residential area, adeputy [was sent] to Walsenburg for processing the vehicle and coordination.

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