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Appear meaning in English

Meaning of Appear in English

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Appear

see synonyms of appear

Verb

1. appear, look, seem

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

Example Sentences:
'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

come into sight or view

Example Sentences:
'He suddenly appeared at the wedding'
'A new star appeared on the horizon'

3. appear, come out

be issued or published

Example Sentences:
'Did your latest book appear yet?'
'The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet'

4. appear, seem

seem to be true, probable, or apparent

Example Sentences:
'It seems that he is very gifted'
'It appears that the weather in California is very bad'

5. appear, come along

come into being or existence, or appear on the scene

Example Sentences:
'Then the computer came along and changed our lives'
'Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago'

6. appear

appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.

Example Sentences:
'Gielgud appears briefly in this movie'
'She appeared in Hamlet' on the London stage'

7. appear

present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority

Example Sentences:
'He had to appear in court last month'
'She appeared on several charges of theft'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Appear

see synonyms of appear
verb (intransitive)
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

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Appear

see synonyms of appear
verb intransitive
1. 
to come into sight
2. 
to come into being
freckles appear on his face every summer
3. 
to become understood or apparent
it appears he's right
4. 
to seem; look
to appear to be in good health
5. 
to present oneself formally, as in court
6. 
to come before the public
he will appear in Hamlet
7. 
to be published
the magazine appears monthly

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Appear

see synonyms of appear
intr.v. ap·peared, ap·pear·ing, ap·pears
1.
a. To become visible: a plane appearing in the sky.
b. To be shown or included: That logo appears on all their sports equipment.
2. To come into existence: New strains of viruses appear periodically.
3. To give the impression of being in a certain way; seem: The child appeared unhappy.
4. To be likely or evident: It appears that they will be late.
5. To come or perform before the public: has appeared in two plays.
6. Law To present oneself formally before a court as defendant, plaintiff, or counsel.
7. To be published or made available to the public: The novel first appeared in installments in a magazine.

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