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   appear

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   • 1. come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause: "smoke appeared on the horizon" Similar become visiblecome into viewcome into sightmaterializetake shapeinformal:pop upbob upbe revealedbe seenemergemanifest itselfbecome apparentbecome evidentsurfacecome to lightarisecrop upoccurdevelopenter into the pictureOpposite disappearvanish
   • ▪ come into existence or use: "the major life forms appeared on earth"
   • ▪ be published or offered for sale: "the paperback edition didn't appear for another two years" Similar become availablecome on the marketgo on salecome outbe publishedbe producedcome into existence
   • ▪ present oneself formally in a court or tribunal: "he appeared on six charges of theft"
   • ▪ perform publicly in a film, play, etc.: "he appeared on Broadway" Similar performplayacttake the role oftake the part of
   • ▪ feature or be shown: "the symbol appears in many paintings of the period"
   • ▪ arrive at a place: informal "by ten o'clock Bill still hadn't appeared" Similar arriveturn upput in an appearancemake an appearancecomeget here/therepresent oneselfinformal:show upshowshow one's facepitch upfetch uproll inblow in
   • 2. seem; give the impression of being: "she appeared not to know what was happening" Similar seemlookgive the impression of beinghave the appearance/air of beingcome across as beinglook as though one islook to bestrike someone as

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French apareir, from Latin apparere, from ad- ‘towards’ + parere ‘come into view’.

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   What is the meaning of APPEAR?

   • What is the meaning of the abbreviation APPEAR? Four popular meanings of APPEAR include: Association of Practical People Exploring the Ambiguity of Religion.

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   What is appear verb?

   • Definition of appear verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive] to start to be seen Three days later a rash appeared. Symptoms usually start appearing within two to three days. + adv./prep. A cat suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Smoke appeared on the horizon. A bus appeared around the corner.

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   What is the meaning of appearance?

   • 1. to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway. 2. to have the appearance of being: to appear wise. 3. to be obvious or easily perceived: It appears you are right. 4. to come before the public: She appeared in movies. 5. to put in an appearance; show up: appeared briefly at the party.

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   What is an example of 'appear'?

   • Appear is also an action verb that means to show up suddenly. Examples: She appeared quickly once the bell rang. The flowers appeared suddenly in the magician's hand.

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   Where does the word appear come from?

   • Appear comes from the Latin apparere meaning "to appear, come in sight, make an appearance." Whether literally materializing or seeming to be true, the word appear is used to describe something coming into sight or presenting itself. The word can also be used to describe an actor appearing in a play.

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   What does it mean if something appears to be the way you describe?

   • If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true. There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressive stance. [VERB to-infinitive] The aircraft appears to have crashed near Katmandu.

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   APPEAR definition: 1. to start to be seen or to be present: 2. If you appear in court, you are there officially…. Learn more.

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   When someone or something appears, they move into a position where you can see them. A woman appeared at the far end of the street. [VERB] Last night some of the prisoners appeared on the roof. [VERB] When something new appears, it begins to exist or reaches a stage of development where its existence can be noticed.

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   Appear definition: to come into sight; become visible. See examples of APPEAR used in a sentence.

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   1. a. : to be or come in sight. when the sun appears on the horizon. b. : to show up. He appears promptly at eight each day. 2. : to come formally before an authoritative body. must appear in court today. 3. : to have an outward aspect : seem. She appears (to be) happy enough. 4. : to become evident or manifest.

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   Whether literally materializing or seeming to be true, the word appear is used to describe something coming into sight or presenting itself. The word can also be used to describe an actor appearing in a play.

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   Definitions of 'appear' 1. If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.