appear

appear: verb

1 come into sight/existence

ADVERB

▪ suddenly

▪ A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.

▪ from nowhere, magically

▪ A police officer appeared as if from nowhere and ordered us to halt.

▪ first, initially, originally

▪ Modern contact lenses first appeared in the 1940s.

▪ usually

▪ Symptoms usually appear within two to three days.

▪ recently

▪ Some exciting new products have recently appeared on the market.

2 perform/be seen in public

ADVERB

▪ currently

▪ frequently, occasionally, often

▪ The Senator has appeared frequently on this show.

▪ rarely

▪ She rarely appears in public.

▪ briefly

▪ He appears briefly in the movie as a waiter.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

▪ She is currently appearing at the Playhouse.

PHRASES

▪ appear on television

▪ She regularly appears on television.

3 in court

PREPOSITION

▪ at (BrE)

▪ He will appear at Manchester Crown Court next week.

PHRASES

▪ appear before a court, appear before a judge, appear before a magistrate

▪ The man will appear before magistrates later today.

▪ appear in court

▪ A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of seven women.

Appear is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ad, ↑advert, ↑advertisement, ↑article, ↑bloom, ↑book, ↑bruise, ↑bud, ↑commercial, ↑crack, ↑doubt, ↑edition, ↑exhibition, ↑face, ↑flaw, ↑flower, ↑frown, ↑gap, ↑ghost, ↑glint, ↑grin, ↑illustration, ↑leaf, ↑letter, ↑line, ↑message, ↑moon, ↑name, ↑notice, ↑photograph, ↑poster, ↑rash, ↑reflection, ↑report, ↑review, ↑shape, ↑shoot, ↑sign, ↑split, ↑star, ↑sun, ↑sweat, ↑symptom, ↑tear, ↑work, ↑wrinkle

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appear — ap·pear vi 1: to present oneself before a person or body having authority to appear before the officer who is to take the deposition Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 37(d): as a: to present oneself in court as a party to a lawsuit often… … Law dictionary
Appear — Ap*pear , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appeared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appearing}.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce. Cf. {Apparent} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appear — 1 Appear, loom, emerge mean to come out into view. In use, however, they are only rarely interchangeable. Appear is weakest in its implication of a definite physical background or a source; consequently it sometimes means merely to become visible … New Dictionary of Synonyms
appear — [v1] come into sight arise, arrive, attend, be present, be within view, blow in*, bob up*, break through, breeze in*, check in*, clock in*, come, come forth, come into view, come out, come to light*, crop up*, develop, drop in*, emerge, expose,… … New thesaurus
appear — [ə pir′] vi. [ME aperen < OFr aparoir < L apparere < ad , to + perere, to come forth, be visible; akin to Gr peparein, to display] 1. to come into sight 2. to come into being [freckles appear on his face every summer] 3. to become… … English World dictionary
appear — (v.) late 13c., to come into view, from stem of O.Fr. aparoir (12c., Mod.Fr. apparoir) appear, come to light, come forth, from L. apparere to appear, come in sight, make an appearance, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + parere to come forth, be… … Etymology dictionary
Appear — Ap*pear , n. Appearance. [Obs.] J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appear — appear, appeared For the type She appeared to have encouraged him, see perfect infinitive … Modern English usage
appear — ► VERB 1) become visible or evident. 2) give a particular impression; seem. 3) present oneself publicly or formally, especially on television or in a law court. 4) be published. ORIGIN Latin apparere, from parere come into view … English terms dictionary
Appear — For other uses, see Appearance (disambiguation). Appear Networks Systems AB Type Privately held company Industry Computer software … Wikipedia
appear — v. 1) (D; intr.) to appear against; for (she appeared against him in court) 2) (D; intr.) to appear to (she appeared to him in a dream) 3) (E) she appears to be well 4) (L; to) it appears (to me) that they will not come 5) (esp. BE) (S) to appear … Combinatory dictionary

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