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| 1. | [ verb ] give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect | |
| Synonyms: | seem look | |
| Examples: | "She seems to be sleeping" "This appears to be a very difficult problem" "This project looks fishy" "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
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| Related terms: | be sound feel rise loom glitter leap_out glow pass_off cut come_across make feel look appearance | |
| 2. | [ verb ] come into sight or view | |
| Examples: | "He suddenly appeared at the wedding" "A new star appeared on the horizon" |
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| Related terms: | disappear emerge come_on show reappear flash break_through emerge crop_up come_to_mind pop_out leap_out turn_out come_to_light flare erupt roll_in manifest break basset wash_up flash outcrop peep appearance apparition | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be issued or published, as of news in a paper, a book, or a movie | |
| Synonyms: | come_out | |
| Examples: | "Did your latest book appear yet?" "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" |
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| Related terms: | happen | |
| 4. | [ verb ] seem to be true, probable, or apparent | |
| Synonyms: | seem | |
| Examples: | "It seems that he is very gifted" "It appears that the weather in California is very bad" |
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| Related terms: | be seem | |
| 5. | [ verb ] come into being or existence, or appear on the scene | |
| Synonyms: | come_along | |
| Examples: | : "Then the computer came along and changed our lives" "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago" |
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| Related terms: | vanish occur gleam fulminate apparition | |
| 6. | [ verb ] appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc. | |
| Examples: | "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie" "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage" |
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| Related terms: | perform dramaturgy | |
| 7. | [ verb ] present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority | |
| Examples: | "He had to appear in court last month" "She appeared on several charges of theft" |
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| Related terms: | appearance | |
| Similar spelling: |
aper apar apery apiary aperea Apr appro |
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