Definition of appear
intransitive verb
1a : to be or come in sight when the sun appears on the horizonb : to show up He 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 She appears (to be) happy enough.
4 : to become evident or manifest There appears to be evidence to the contrary.
5 : to come into public view a performer who 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.
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Examples of appear in a Sentence
She appears a nice enough person.
Winning the election appears unlikely at this point.
One by one, the stars appeared in the sky.
The sun began to appear from behind the clouds.
The airplanes seemed to appear out of nowhere.
The storm disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared.
The cat appears at our kitchen door every morning.
One of the guests appeared a few minutes late.
He appeared a little before eight last night.
Origin and Etymology of appear
Middle English apperen, from Anglo-French aparer, aparoir, from Latin apparēre, from ad- + parēre to show oneself
APPEAR Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of appear for Students
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1 : to come into sight Stars appeared in the sky.
2 : to present oneself appear in court
3 : seem 1 The runner in the lead appears to be tired.
4 : to come before the public The book appeared last year.
5 : to come into existence The first dinosaurs appeared around 215 million years ago.
Law Dictionary
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Legal Definition of appear
1 : to present oneself before a person or body having authority: as a : to present oneself in court as a party to a lawsuit often through the representation of an attorney; also : to participate as a party to a lawsuit in a way other than by physical presence (as by mail) b : to present oneself in court as the attorney for a party to a lawsuit appearing for the defendant
2 : to have an outward look conduct that appears unethical
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