Definitions for appear
əˈpɪərap·pear

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

1. look, appear, seemverb

   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. appearverb

   come into sight or view

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

3. appear, come outverb

   be issued or published

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

4. appear, seemverb

   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 alongverb

   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. appearverb

   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. appearverb

   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. appearverb

   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. appearverb

   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. appearverb

   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. appearverb

   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. appearverb

   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. Appearverb

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

2. Appearverb

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

3. Appearverb

   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. Appearverb

   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. Appearverb

   to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look

6. Appearnoun

   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  

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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

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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. Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd:

   This does not appear to be an effort to engage in good-faith negotiations or accommodations, instead, it appears to be another example of the administration's blanket defiance of Congress' constitutionally-mandated responsibilities.

3. Anna Zafesova:

   He has dozens of young women and men perfectly capable of carrying on his investigative work. Maybe they are less charismatic than he, but they are proof that the Russian opposition is not only virtual and cannot be silenced with the poisoning of its leader. POISONED KREMLIN CRITIC ALEXEI NAVALNY OUT OF COMA AND RESPONSIVE: GERMAN HOSPITAL Navalnys spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh and fellow team member Georgi Alburov front the Tatarstan film, and said they were followed and harassed while shooting by men who blocked their paths with quad bikes or lurked nearby. Some dramatic images along those lines appear in the film.Yarmysh talks about how Tatarstan was supposed to be one of Navalnys stops on his late summer swing through Russian regions ahead of elections. Navalny was lobbying forSmart Voting. He argued that ifhe and people like him couldnt run in elections in Russia, the next best thing wasto simply vote for a candidate who is not from the same party as President Vladimir Putin, United Russia. Navalnyfamously called it the party of crooks and thieves and wantedto chip away at its monopoly on power howeverpossible.He believes Smart Voting can eventually dislodge it from power. GERMANY SUGGESTS HALT TO RUSSIA PIPELINE PROJECT, SEEKS COOPERATION WITH NAVALNY POISONING INVESTIGATION In the documentary from Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, Navalnys team keeps up his stylistic pace with drone video of what itidentifiesas the palatial homes of the regional president and his family, punctuated withvideoof the vast collection of fancy watches from Patek Phillipe to Breguet worn byleaderRustam Minnikhanov. Even if you dont understand Russian, it is compelling TV, Zafesova said. Navalnys investigations have evolved over the years from merely facts and analysis on his blog to full-scale movies.He invented a whole new way to oppose power, a mix of media and politics which is very important in a censored media environment like Russia and fills the void of free media as well as free debate and an independent judicial system.Navalnys videos are funny, clever, precise and shocking, not just angry denunciations of the wrongdoings of government.

4. Paul de Man:

   The critical method which denies literary modernity would appear -- and even, in certain respects, would be -- the most modern of critical movements.

5. Karl Rove:

   You don't want to have a president appear at something like this prematurely because it ties up traffic, it ties up people.

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