Translate appear | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of appear
verb
[no object] 1come into sight; become visible or noticeable, typically without visible agent or apparent cause:smoke appeared on the horizon come into existence or use:the major life forms appeared on earth (of a book) be published:the paperback edition didn’t appear for another two years feature or be shown:the symbol appears in many paintings of the period perform publicly in a movie, play, etc.:he appeared on Broadway (of an accused person, witness, or lawyer) make an official appearance in a court of law:he appeared on six charges of theft informal arrive at a place:by ten o’clock Bill still hadn’t appeared
2seem; give the impression of being: [with infinitive]:she appeared not to know what was happening [with clause]:it appears unlikely that interest rates will fall [with complement]:he appeared unaware of the rebuke
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