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appear

ap·pear

UK/əˈpɪə/ US/əˈpɪɹ/ common

verb

1.

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”
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2.

come into sight or view

  • “He suddenly appeared at the wedding”
  • “A new star appeared on the horizon”
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3.

be issued or published

  • “Did your latest book appear yet?”
  • “The new Woody Allen film hasn”
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4.

seem to be true, probable, or apparent

  • “It seems that he is very gifted”
  • “It appears that the weather in California is very bad”
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5.

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”
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6.

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

  • “Gielgud appears briefly in this movie”
  • “She appeared in”
  • “on the London stage”
7.

present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority

  • “He had to appear in court last month”
  • “She appeared on several charges of theft”

Origin

From Middle English apperen, aperen, borrowed from Old French aparoir (French apparoir), from Latin appāreō (“to appear”), from ad (“to”) + pāreō (“to come forth, to become visible”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-s- (“watch, see”), s-present of *peh₂- (“protect”).

Phrases

  • appear in the Gazette
  • speak of the devil and he shall appear

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