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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-peer |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈpɪər |
Definition of appear
Origin :- late 13c., "to come into view," from stem of Old French aparoir (12c., Modern French apparoir) "appear, come to light, come forth," from Latin apparere "to appear, come in sight, make an appearance," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + parere "to come forth, be visible," from PIE root *per- "to bring forth" (see pare). Of persons, "present oneself," late 14c. Meaning "seem, have a certain appearance" is late 14c. Related: Appeared; appearing.
- verb come into sight
- verb seem
- verb be obvious, clear
- verb be published; perform
- They did not appear frightened, but he could not make anything out of them.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- She was trying to extort a promise that she should appear in its pages, which, as we all remember, she did.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Grievously disordered they appear to be, as Hannah tells me.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- We will not appear like fools in this matter, and as if we have no authority over our own daughter.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The Arabs also appear to have held similar opinions as to the power of music.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- They also appear to have successfully applied it to the cure of diseases.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Judge them not by the gross and heavy form in which they now appear.
- Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- If any change was about to appear in Vavasor a change in the fortunes of the Raymounts prevented it.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- They covered him up warm, and left him to sleep till the doctor should appear.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- When, oh when would he appear, that her heart might go out to meet him!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
Synonyms for appear
- arise
- arrive
- attend
- be apparent
- be created
- be developed
- be evident
- be invented
- be manifest
- be patent
- be plain
- be present
- be within view
- become available
- blow in
- bob up
- break through
- breeze in
- check in
- clock in
- come
- come forth
- come into being
- come into existence
- come into view
- come on
- come on stage
- come out
- come to light
- crop up
- develop
- drop in
- emerge
- enter
- expose
- have the appearance
- issue
- look as if
- look like
- loom
- make an appearance
- make the scene
- materialize
- oblige
- occur
- perform
- play
- play a part
- pop in
- pop up
- present
- present oneself
- punch in
- punch the clock
- recur
- resemble
- ring in
- rise
- roll in
- show
- show up
- sound
- spring
- strike one as
- surface
- take part
- time in
- turn out
- turn up
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