appearing

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

appearing - formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action coming into court, appearance attendance, attending - the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)