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appear Definition

• (v) 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"
• (v) come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
• (v) be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn''t come out yet"
• (v) seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
• (v) 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"
• (v) 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"
• (v) present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

appear Synonyms

• appear
• come along
• come out
• look
• seem