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appear verb

[intransitive] verb
/əˈpɪr/
1

to make other people think that you are something or feel something. Appear is a slightly more formal word than seem

Example

This job is not as easy as it first appeared.

Example

Matt appears unaffected by all the media attention.

Example

No one appeared to notice me.

Example

It appears that she's changed her mind.

Example

There appears to be very little we can do about the problem.

Example

The building appears to have been used as a place of worship.

Example

Gibbs was shot in what appears to be a gangland killing.

Synonyms and related words
appear be become
2

if someone or something appears somewhere, you begin to see them suddenly or for the first time

Example

Cracks began to appear in the ceiling.

Example

One day a stranger appeared on my doorstep.

Synonyms and related words
appear emerge take shape
2.1

to arrive somewhere

Example

As soon as she appears, we can get started.

Synonyms and related words
arrive enter reach
3

to be on television or in a play, movie, concert, etc.

Example

She appeared on television with the President.

Example

Tony is currently appearing in a Broadway musical.

Synonyms and related words
amuse appear compère
4

to go to a court of law, committee, or similar institution, so that people can ask you questions and make decisions about what you say

Example

He is due to appear in court today.

Example

Jackson will appear before a congressional committee to explain the budget package.

Synonyms and related words
affirm allow all rise
5

if something new or different appears, it starts to exist or to be known about for the first time

Example

Yet another rap group has appeared on the music scene.

Synonyms and related words
start begin arise come out get around leak out
5.1

to become available for the first time

Example

This was when sushi began to appear on restaurant menus in New York.

Example

the latest personal computer to appear on the market

Synonyms and related words
available public spare
6

to be written or printed somewhere

Example

Jane's name did not appear on the list.

Synonyms and related words
self-publish publish print
Definition appear in American English