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   Ap·pear

   /əˈpir/

   

   verb

   • 1. come into sight; become visible or noticeable, typically without visible agent or 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"
   • ▪ (of a book) be published: "the paperback edition didn't appear for another two years" Similar become availablecome on the marketgo on salecome outbe publishedbe producedcome into existence
   • ▪ (of an accused person, witness, or lawyer) make an official appearance in a court of law: "he appeared on six charges of theft"
   • ▪ perform publicly in a movie, 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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   • 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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   Definition of appear verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. appear. verb. /əˈpɪr/ Verb Forms. look/seem. linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses) to give the impression of being or doing something synonym seem + adj. She didn't appear at all surprised at the news.

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   Definition of appear – Learner’s Dictionary. appear. verb [ I ] uk / əˈpɪə r/ us. appear verb [I] (SEEM) Add to word list. B1. to seem to be a particular thing or have a particular quality: He appeared calm and relaxed. She appeared to be crying. [ + (that) ] It appears that we were wrong about him. Fewer examples. She appeared happy enough.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Law ap‧pear /əˈpɪə $ əˈpɪr/ S2 W1 verb 1 seem [ linking verb] used when saying how someone or something seems. Appear is more formal than seem appear to be something The diamonds appeared to be genuine. appear to do something The research appears to show that the drug is ...

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   verb. uk / əˈpɪə r/ us / əˈpɪr / appear verb (BE PRESENT) Add to word list. B1 [ I ] to start to be seen or to be present: He suddenly appeared in the doorway. We'd been in the house a month when dark stains started appearing on the wall. His name appears in the film credits for lighting. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to appear.

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

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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. [vagueness] [...] 2.

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    Appear - English Grammar Today - Cambridge Dictionary. Grammar > Verbs > Using verbs > Appear. from English Grammar Today. Appear: how something looks. We use appear to say how something looks or seems to look. We usually follow it by an adjective or by a to-infinitive: They appear very disappointed. There appears to be a problem with the car.