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View synonyms for appear

appear

[ uh-peer ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to come into sight; become visible:

    A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.

    Synonyms: arise, emerge

  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

/ əˈpɪə /

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 Words From

  • reap·pear verb (used without object)
  • well-ap·pearing adjective
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Word 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 appārēre “to be seen, appear,” equivalent to ap- ap- 1( def ) + pārēre “to be visible”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appear1

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

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States were encouraged and allowed to lower standards to make it appear they were improving.

I had the opportunity to appear on the popular Sons of Anarchy series in their final season.

But on Monday, when he was scheduled to appear in court, KSM was back in his detention site.

They are true believers and appear to love working for the man.

But she is, in her way, holding a mirror up to nature, and objects in this mirror may be closer than they appear.

Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.

There is more of artfulness in the flatteries which appear to involve a calculating intention to say the nice agreeable thing.

“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.

Crystals of urea nitrate or oxalate (Fig. 19) will soon appear and can be recognized with the microscope.

He shall serve among great men, and appear before the governor.

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