Main Entry: ap·pear

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈpir\

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English apperen, from Anglo-French aparer, aparoir, from Latin apparēre, from ad- + parēre to show oneself

Date: 13th century

1 a : to be or come in sight <the sun appears on the horizon> b : to show up <appears promptly at eight each day>
2 : to come formally before an authoritative body <must appear in court today>
3 : to have an outward aspect : seem <appears happy enough>
4 : to become evident or manifest <there appears to be evidence to the contrary>
5 : to come into public view <first appeared on a television variety show> <the book appeared in print a few years ago>
6 : to come into existence <hominids appeared late in the evolutionary chain>