appear

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MEANING & USAGE

01verb

give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect

“She seems to be sleeping”

“This appears to be a very difficult problem”

02verb

come into sight or view

“He suddenly appeared at the wedding”

“A new star appeared on the horizon”

03verb

be issued or published

“Did your latest book appear yet?”

“The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet”

04verb

(of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent

“It seems that he is very gifted”

“It appears that the weather in California is very bad”

3 more meanings

05verb

come into being or existence, or appear on the scene

“Then the computer came along and changed our lives”

“Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago”

06verb

appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.

“Gielgud appears briefly in this movie”

“She appeared in ‘Hamlet’ on the London stage”

07verb

present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority

“He had to appear in court last month”

“She appeared on several charges of theft”

Meanings and examples from Open English WordNet 2025. About our sources ↗