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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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   • Synonyms for appear to be include look, seem, appear, look to be, act, present as being, seem to be, come across as, come off as and give every appearance of being. Find more similar words at wordhippo.com!

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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 the meaning of appear to be?

   • appear to be. Contexts. To have the appearance or give the impression of being. (figuratively, smell like) To be suggestive of something. Verb. . To have the appearance or give the impression of being. look.

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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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   to be obvious or easily perceived; be clear or made clear by evidence: It appears to me that you are right. to come or be placed before the public; be published: Her biography appeared last year. to perform publicly, as in a play, dance, etc.: He appeared as the king in the play.

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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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    2 days ago · When something new appears, it begins to exist or reaches a stage of development where its existence can be noticed . ...small white flowers which appear in early summer. [VERB] Slogans have appeared on walls around the city. [VERB] ...a test which can reveal infection at an early stage, before symptoms appear.