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Definition of Appear
1. Verb. Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect. "They appear to move "; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
Specialized synonyms: Make, Cut, Feel, Pass Off, Sound, Come Across, Beam, Glow, Radiate, Shine, Gleam, Glint, Glisten, Glitter, Shine, Jump, Jump Out, Leap Out, Stand Out, Stick Out, Lift, Rear, Rise, Loom, Feel
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Appearance, Look, Look, Look
2. Verb. Come into sight or view. "The moon will soon appear "; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
Derivative terms: Apparent, Apparition, Appearance, Appearance
Antonyms: Disappear
3. Verb. Be issued or published. "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
4. Verb. Seem to be true, probable, or apparent. "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
Specialized synonyms: Seem
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Apparent, Apparent
5. Verb. Come into being or existence, or appear on the scene. "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"
Specialized synonyms: Gleam, Fulminate, Occur
Derivative terms: Apparition
Antonyms: Disappear
6. Verb. Appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.. "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"
Generic synonyms: Do, Execute, Perform
Derivative terms: Appearance
7. Verb. Present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority. "She appeared on several charges of theft"
Definition of Appear
1. v. i. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
2. n. Appearance.
Definition of Appear
1. Verb. (intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To come before the public. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) 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. ¹
4. Verb. (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. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Appear
1. to come into view [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Appear
Literary usage of Appear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
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