appear

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W1S1 [əˈpıə US əˈpır] v

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1¦(seem)¦

2¦(give impression)¦

3¦(start to be seen)¦

4¦(film/tv programme etc)¦

5¦(book/newspaper etc)¦

6¦(available/known)¦

7¦(law court/meeting)¦

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: aparoir, from Latin apparere, from ad- 'to' + parere 'to show yourself']

1.) ¦(SEEM)¦ [linking verb, not in progressive]

used to say how something seems, especially from what you know about it or from what you can see

appear to be sth

▪ Police say there appear to be signs of a break-in.

appear to do sth

▪ The survey appears to contradict motor industry claims.

it appears (that)

▪ It appears that all the files have been deleted.

▪ Police have found what appear to be human remains.

▪ He tried to make it appear that she had committed suicide.

▪ It may be less useful than it appears at first.

so it would appear

(=used to say that something seems likely to be true, although you are not completely sure)

2.) ¦(GIVE IMPRESSION)¦ [linking verb, not in progressive]

used to say that someone or something seems to have a particular quality or feeling

▪ He tried hard to appear calm .

▪ I don't want to appear rude.

▪ The right colours can make a small room appear much bigger.

3.) ¦(START TO BE SEEN)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition ]

to start to be seen, to arrive, or to exist in a place, especially suddenly

▪ Two faces appeared at our window.

▪ A man suddenly appeared from behind a tree.

▪ Small cracks appeared in the wall.

▪ It was nearly an hour before Sweeney appeared in the pub.

appear from nowhere/out of nowhere

(=appear suddenly and unexpectedly)

▪ The car seemed to appear from nowhere.

4.) ¦(FILM/TV PROGRAMME ETC)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

to take part in a film, play, concert, television programme etc

appear in a film/play

▪ She has already appeared in a number of films.

appear on television/stage

▪ He appeared on national television to deny the claims.

appear at a theatre etc

5.) ¦(BOOK/NEWSPAPER ETC)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

to be written or shown on a list, in a book or newspaper, in a document etc

▪ The story appeared in all the national newspapers.

▪ Some of the material used has appeared in print before (=has been published) .

6.) ¦(AVAILABLE/KNOWN)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

to become widely available or known about

▪ The new range will be appearing in shops in the autumn.

▪ New courses are appearing every year.

7.) ¦(LAW COURT/MEETING)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

to go to a law court or other official meeting to give information, answer questions etc

▪ The three men are due to appear in court tomorrow.

appear before a court/judge/committee etc

▪ She appeared before Colchester magistrates charged with attempted murder.

appear for sb/on behalf of sb

(=to be the legal representative for someone)

▪ Sir Nicholas Gammon QC appeared on behalf of the defendant.

see usage note ↑seem

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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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