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appear
(verb) come into sight or view; âHe suddenly appeared at the weddingâ; âA new star appeared on the horizonâ
appear, come along
(verb) come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; âThen the computer came along and changed our livesâ; âHomo sapiens appeared millions of years agoâ
appear, come out
(verb) be issued or published; âDid your latest book appear yet?â; âThe new Woody Allen film hasnât come out yetâ
appear
(verb) appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; âGielgud appears briefly in this movieâ; âShe appeared in âHamletâ on the London stageâ
look, appear, seem
(verb) give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; âShe seems to be sleepingâ; âThis appears to be a very difficult problemâ; âThis project looks fishyâ; âThey appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long timeâ
appear, seem
(verb) seem to be true, probable, or apparent; âIt seems that he is very giftedâ; âIt appears that the weather in California is very badâ
appear
(verb) present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; âHe had to appear in court last monthâ; âShe appeared on several charges of theftâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
appear (third-person singular simple present appears, present participle appearing, simple past and past participle appeared)
(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
(intransitive) To come before the public.
(intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
(intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
(transitive) To bring into view.
• Senses 4, 5. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See English catenative verbs
• Particularly senses 4,5, and 6, this is a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See
• (to become visible): emerge; see also appear
• (seem): look
• (to become visible): disappear, vanish
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*pear", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Appeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Appearing.] Etym: [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar to appear + parto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par to produce. Cf. Apparent, Parent, Peer, v. i.]
1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible. And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear. Gen. i. 9.
2. To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time.
3. To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried. We must all appear before the judgment seat. * Cor. v. 10. One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear. Macaulay.
4. To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest. It doth not yet appear what we shall be. 1 John iii. 2. Of their vain contest appeared no end. Milton.
5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Matt. vi. 16.
Syn.
– To seem; look. See Seem.
Ap*pear", n.
Definition: Appearance. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. Itâs also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.