Look up: appear

1. appear
   [v] - present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority 2. [v] - seem to be true, probable, or apparent 3. [v] - appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc. 4. [v] - be issued or published, as of news in a paper, a book, or a movie 5. [v] - come into bein...
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2. Appear
   Ap·pear' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Appeared ; present participle & verbal noun Appearing .] [ Middle English apperen , aperen , Old French aparoir<...
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3. Appear
   Ap·pear' noun Appearance. [ Obsolete] J. Fletcher.
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4. appear
   verb come into sight or view; `He suddenly appeared at the wedding`; `A new star appeared on the horizon`
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5. appear
   verb 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`
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6. appear
   verb 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`
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7. appear
   seem verb 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`
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8. Appear
   • (v. i.) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible. • (v. i.) To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time. • (v. i.) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing prove...
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