APPEAR Definition & Meaning

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appear

[ uh-peer ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

to come into sight; become visible:
A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
Synonyms: ,
to have the appearance of being; seem; look:
to appear wise.
to be obvious or easily perceived; be clear or made clear by evidence:
It appears to me that you are right.
to come or be placed before the public; be published:
Her biography appeared last year.
to perform publicly, as in a play, dance, etc.:
He appeared as the king in the play.
to attend or be present, especially to arrive late or stay but a short time:
He appeared at the party but left quickly.
to come into being; be created, invented, or developed:
Speech appears in the child's first or second year.
Law. to come formally, especially as a party or counsel, to a proceeding before a tribunal, authority, etc.

appear

/ əˈ��ɪə /

verb

to come into sight or view
copula; may take an infinitive to seem or look
the evidence appears to support you
to be plain or clear, as after further evidence, etc
it appears you were correct after all
to develop or come into being; occur
faults appeared during testing
to become publicly available; be published
his biography appeared last month
to perform or act
he has appeared in many London productions
to be present in court before a magistrate or judge
he appeared on two charges of theft

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��a��·��𲹰� verb (used without object)
�ɱ��-��·��𲹰�i�Բ� adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of appear¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ap(p)eren, from Anglo-French, Old French aper-, tonic stem of apare(i)r, apparoir, from Latin ��ŧ�� “to be seen, appear,” equivalent to ap- ap- ¹( def ) + ��ŧ�� “to be visible”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of appear¹

C13: from Old French aparoir, from Latin ��ŧ�� to become visible, attend upon, from ��ŧ�� to appear

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Synonym Study

See seem.

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In the tumultuous months since Yoon's martial law declaration, it appears that his party's popularity has not suffered.

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He appears confident that his economic vision of a rebuilt, job-rich American manufacturing sector protected from foreign competition - a vision he has closely held for decades - will ultimately be proven right.

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Kilmer originally didn't want to appear in the film, saying he throught the script was silly and he disliked its warmongering.

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A decline of 20% from a peak is considered a "bear market" - a description of a market that appears to be more likely to go down than go up.

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Mr Hartley will still appear on the ballot paper as a Reform UK candidate, as his suspension was announced after candidate lists were published.

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