appear

ap·pear  (-pîr)

intr.v. ap·peared, ap·pear·ing, ap·pears

1. To become visible: a plane appearing in the sky.

2. To come into existence: New strains of viruses appear periodically.

3. To seem or look to be: appeared unhappy. See Synonyms at seem.

4. To seem likely: They will be late, as it appears.

5. To come before the public: has appeared in two plays; appears on the nightly news.

6. Law To present oneself formally before a court as defendant, plaintiff, or counsel.

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[Middle English aperen, from Old French aparoir, aper-, from Latin apprre : ad-, ad- + prre, to show.]

Synonyms: appear, emerge, issue, loom¹, materialize, show
These verbs mean to come into view: a ship appearing on the horizon; a star that emerged from behind a cloud; a diver issuing from the water; a peak that loomed through the mist; a job offer that materialized overnight; a shirtsleeve showing at the edge of the jacket. See Also Synonyms at seem.

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appear

Verb

1. to come into sight

2. to seem: it appears that no one survived the crash

3. to come into existence: a rash and small sores appeared around the shoulder and neck

4. to perform: she hadn't appeared in a film for almost fifty years

5. to be present in court before a magistrate or judge: two men have appeared in court in London charged with conspiracy

6. to be published or become available: both books appeared in 1934 [Latin apparere]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	appear - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" seem, look make - appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us" cut - give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure" feel - produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again" pass off - be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent" sound - appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" come across - be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression glow, radiate, beam, shine - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out, jump - be highly noticeable rear, rise, lift - rise up; "The building rose before them" loom - come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky" feel - be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
	2.	appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" peep - appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops" erupt - appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant" manifest - reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost manifests each year on the same day" wash up - be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body washed up on the beach" come to hand, come to light - be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light" come on, come out, show up, turn up, surface - appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again" emerge - come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office" outcrop - appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped" flash - appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen" flash - emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone" turn out - come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?" basset, crop out - appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets" pop out, burst out - appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley" re-emerge, reappear - appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago" emerge - become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study" come through, break through - penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" push through, break through, erupt, come out - break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" roll in - pour or flow in a steady stream; "mist rolled in from the sea"; "tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside" come to mind, spring to mind - be remembered; "His name comes to mind when you mention the strike" burst forth, rush out, sally out, leap out - jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes" break - emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke" show up, show - be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" crop up, pop up, pop - appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
	3.	appear - be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" come out materialise, materialize, happen - come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
	4.	appear - seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad" seem seem - appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	5.	appear - 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" come along gleam - appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind" fulminate - come on suddenly and intensely; "the disease fulminated" occur - to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" disappear, vanish - cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"
	6.	appear - 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" dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics - the art of writing and producing plays perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
	7.	appear - present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

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appear

verb 1. seem, be clear, be obvious, be evident, look (like or as if), be apparent, be plain, be manifest, be patent

verb 2. look (like or as if), seem, occur, look to be, come across as, strike you as

verb 3. come into view, emerge, occur, attend, surface, come out, turn out, arise, turn up, be present, loom, show (informal) issue, develop, arrive, show up (informal) come to light, crop up (informal) materialize, come forth, come into sight, show your face << OPPOSITE disappear

verb 4. come into being, come out, be published, be developed, be created, be invented, become available, come into existence

verb 5. perform, play, act, enter, come on, take part, play a part, be exhibited, come onstage

Translations

appear [əˈpɪəʳ] vi → aparecer, presentarse;

(LAW) → comparecer; [publication] → salir (a luz), publicarse (= seem); parecer;

it would appear that → parecería que

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appear [əˈpɪəʳ] vi → apparaître, se montrer;

(Law) → comparaître; [publication] → paraître, sortir, être publié(e) (= seem); paraître, sembler;

it would appear that → il semble que;

to appear in Hamlet → jouer dans Hamlet;

to appear on TV → passer à la télé

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appear [əˈpɪəʳ] vi → erscheinen;

(seem) → scheinen;

to appear on TV/in "Hamlet" → im Fernsehen/in "Hamlet" auftreten;

it would appear that ... → anscheinend ...

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appear [əˈpɪəʳ] vi → apparire;

(LAW) → comparire; [publication] → essere pubblicato/a (= seem); sembrare;

it would appear that → sembra che;

to appear in Hamlet → recitare nell'Amleto;

to appear on TV → presentarsi in televisione

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appear

v appear [əˈpiə]

1 to come into view A man suddenly appeared round the corner. verskyn يَظْهَر появявам се objevit se komme til syne; vise sig erscheinen εμφανίζομαι aparecer nähtavale ilmuma ظاهر شدن ilmestyä apparaître לְהִרָאוֹת दिखाई पड़ना pojaviti se megjelenik muncul birtast apparire 現われる 나타나다, 출현하다 pasiro- dyti parādīties muncul verschijnen komme til syne pojawiać się aparecer a apă­rea появляться objaviť sa pojaviti se pojaviti se dyka upp, bli synlig ปรากฏตัว görünmek 出現 показуватися; з'являтися نمودار ہونا xuất hiện 出现

2 to arrive (at a place etc) He appeared in time for dinner. aankom يَصِل явявам се přijít, přijet, dostavit se ankomme erscheinen φτάνω llegar ilmuma حضور یافتن saapua arriver לְהוִפיע प्रकट होना stići megérkezik datang láta sjá sig arrivare やってくる (모임 등에) 나타나다 atvykti ierasties tiba opdagen møte fram, ankomme stawiać się, przybywać chegar a ajunge являться prísť prispeti stići komma fram, anlända มาถึง gelmek, varmak 來到 з'являтися پہنچنا ، آنا đến 来到

3 to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott. verskyn يَمْثُل أمام، يَصِل показвам се vystoupit møde frem; give møde erscheinen εμφανίζομαι, παρουσιάζομαι aparecer, comparecer esinema حضور پیدا کردن esiintyä paraître לְהצִיג पेश होना istupiti szerepel tampil koma fram; mæta opinberlega apparire, comparire 出演する (법정 등에) 출두하다 pasirodyti, stoti prieš uzstāties muncul verschijnen, optreden opptre; møte pojawiać/stawiać się aparecer a apărea; a compărea выступать; представать vystúpiť nastopiti, pojaviti se nastupiti framträda, uppträda ปรากฏตัวต่อสาธารณะ; ปรากฏตัวอย่างเป็นทางการในศาล çıkmak 露面 стати; виступати حاضر ہونا xuất hiện trước công chúng 露面

4 to look or seem as if (something is the case) It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong. lyk يَبْدو изглеждам zdát se, jevit se virke; synes; se ud som scheinen φαίνομαι, δείχνω ότι parecer, parece ser que paistma به نظر رسیدن vaikuttaa sembler לְהִרָאוֹת प्रतीत होना izgledati (úgy) látszik tampaknya virðast sembrare ～と思われる ...인 듯하다 pasirodyti, kad šķist; likties nampaknya lijken, schijnen se ut som wydawać się parecer a (se) părea казаться zdať sa, vyzerať zdeti se izgledati verka, tyckas ดูเหมือนว่า (gibi) görünmek 看來, 似乎 здаватися معلوم ہونا ، لگنا dường như 看来

n apˈpearance

1 what can be seen (of a person, thing etc) From his appearance he seemed very wealthy. voorkoms مَظْهَر، هَيْئَة изглеждам vzhled, zevnějšek, zjev udseende; ydre das Aussehen εμφάνιση apariencia, imagen välimus ظاهر ulkomuoto apparence מַראֶה, הוֹפָעָה अविर्भाव izgled külső megjelenés penampilan, rupa útlit apparenza 外見 외관 išvaizda izskats; āriene penampilan uiterlijk utseende, ytre wygląd aparência înfăţişare внешний вид vzhľad videz izgled utseende, yttre สิ่งที่ปรากฎให้เห็น görünüm, görünüş 外觀 зовнішній вигляд, зовнішність وضع قطع hình thức 外观

2 the act of coming into view or coming into a place The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen. verskyning ظُهور поява objevení se tilsynekomst; opdukken das Erscheinen εμφάνιση aparición ilmumine ظهور؛ پیدایش ilmaantuminen apparition הוֹפָעָה प्रकटन pojavak megjelenés kemunculan birting, það að birtast apparizione 出現 출현 pasirodymas parādīšanās; ierašanās kemunculan verschijning tilsynekomst, ved synet av pojawienie się aparecimento apariţie появление objavenie sa nastop pojava uppdykande, ankomst การปรากฏตัว görünme, gelme 出現 поява; з'явлення ظہور ، نمو داری sự xuất hiện 出现

3 the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc his first appearance on the stage. optrede مُثول поява vystoupení optræden das Auftritt εμφάνιση, παρουσίαση aparición, comparecencia esinemine حضور esiintyminen apparition; comparution הִתְגָלוּת पेश होना pojavljivanje szereplés kemunculan framkoma (opinberlega) apparizione 出演・出廷 등장 pasirodymas uzstāšanās kemunculan optreden opptreden; frammøte ukazanie się aparição apariţie; înfă­ţişare выступление vystúpenie, dostavenie sa nastop, prihod pred sodišče nastup framträdande, uppträdande การปรากฏตัว sahneye çıkma 露面 поява, виступ حاضری sự xuất hiện trước công chúng 露面