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appear

[uh-peer]

verb (used without object)

  1. to come into sight; become visible.

    A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. to have the appearance of being; seem; look.

    to appear wise.

  3. to be obvious or easily perceived; be clear or made clear by evidence.

    It appears to me that you are right.

  4. to come or be placed before the public; be published.

    Her biography appeared last year.

  5. to perform publicly, as in a play, dance, etc..

    He appeared as the king in the play.

  6. to attend or be present, especially to arrive late or stay but a short time.

    He appeared at the party but left quickly.

  7. to come into being; be created, invented, or developed.

    Speech appears in the child's first or second year.

  8. Law.to come formally, especially as a party or counsel, to a proceeding before a tribunal, authority, etc.



appear

/ əˈɪə /

verb

  1. to come into sight or view

  2. (copula; may take an infinitive) to seem or look

    the evidence appears to support you

  3. to be plain or clear, as after further evidence, etc

    it appears you were correct after all

  4. to develop or come into being; occur

    faults appeared during testing

  5. to become publicly available; be published

    his biography appeared last month

  6. to perform or act

    he has appeared in many London productions

  7. to be present in court before a magistrate or judge

    he appeared on two charges of theft

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • reappear verb (used without object)
  • well-appearing adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of appear1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ap(p)eren, from Anglo-French, Old French aper-, tonic stem of apare(i)r, apparoir, from Latin ŧ “to be seen, appear,” equivalent to ap- ap- 1 ( def. ) + ŧ “to be visible”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of appear1

C13: from Old French aparoir, from Latin ŧ to become visible, attend upon, from ŧ to appear
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Synonym Study

See seem.
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“The agents appear to be flagrantly violating these immigration laws,” he said, “all over Southern California.”

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In late May, Miller appeared on Fox News to announce publicly he was setting a goal of arresting 3,000 undocumented migrants a day.

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In Kermanshah, low resolution imagery from Planet Labs shows what appears to be extensive burn marks to an area near a known missile base, and possible damage to two buildings.

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The initiative appeared to be designed to bypass the UN as the major provider.

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Then, at a congressional hearing on Thursday, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to suggest under tense questioning that the Pentagon had prepared "contingency" plans for taking Greenland by force "if necessary".

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