Appear

  • 31appear — ap•pear [[t]əˈpɪər[/t]] v. i. 1) to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway[/ex] 2) to have the appearance of being: to appear wise[/ex] 3) to be obvious or easily perceived: It appears you are right[/ex] 4) to… …

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  • 32appear — To enter a formal appearance in an action or to appear by taking some step in contesting the action. To be manifest or evident. McClurg v Powell, 77 Miss 543, 27 So 927; R. S. Oglesby Co. v Lindsey, 112 Va 767. To seem to be of a certain kind or… …

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  • 33appear — see talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear …

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  • 34appear — [13] Appear comes via Old French apareir from Latin appārēre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ad and pārēre ‘show, become visible’ (related to Greek peparein ‘display’). Appārēre was also the ultimate source of apparent [14], via its… …

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  • 35appear for — index represent (substitute) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 36appear for duty — index report (present oneself) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 37appear specially — To appear in an action without submitting to the jurisdiction of the court, as where the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the service of process. 5 Am J2d Appear § 2. See special appearance …

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  • 38appear on the scene — ► come (or appear or arrive) on the scene arrive; appear. Main Entry: ↑scene …

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  • 39appear/arrive on the scene — ► come (or appear or arrive) on the scene arrive; appear. Main Entry: ↑scene …

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  • 40appear online — verb To configure ones status in an instant messenger client as online. Ant: appear offline …

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