appear

[Ap*pearĀ·]

If something appears, it comes into view. Rub a magic lamp and a genie will appear. If that's the case, she will grant you three wishes.

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To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

Verb
come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

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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"

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be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn''t come out yet"

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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"

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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"

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seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"

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present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"


v. i.
To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

v. i.
To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time.

v. i.
To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.

v. i.
To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.

v. i.
To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.

n.
Appearance.


Appear

Ap*pear" , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Appeared ; p. pr. & vb. n. Appearing.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. apparre to appear + parreto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as parre to produce. Cf. Apparent, Parent, Peer, v. i.] 1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear.
2. To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time. 3. To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
We must all appear before the judgment seat.
One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear.
4. To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
It doth not yet appear what we shall be.
Of their vain contest appeared no end.
5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.
Syn. -- To seem; look. See Seem.

Appear

Ap*pear", n. Appearance. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

Appearance.

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Usage Examples

Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.

Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish, the immortal appetite for beauty has always found satisfaction.

A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly well, but she'll appear in film and it won't work. What works is some fusion of physical beauty with some mental field or whatever you call it. I don't know.

Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none at all, because you are never certain that a still far more beautiful woman will not appear and completely shame the supposed beauty of the first.

Beauty is a precious trace that eternity causes to appear to us and that it takes away from us. A manifestation of eternity, and a sign of death as well.

Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context.

A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.

Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Cure yourself of the affliction of caring how you appear to others. Concern yourself only with how you appear before God, concern yourself only with the idea that God may have of you.

From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their attractions, appear to be good-natured.

And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.

Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

Basically, women have to prove they are strong at all times. And then when they go on the attack, they have to not appear mean because those women often get the label of being catty.

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