appear

Definitions


[əˈpɪə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause
(e.g: smoke appeared on the horizon)

- seem; give the impression of being
(e.g: she appeared not to know what was happening)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French apareir, from Latin apparere, from ad- ‘towards’ + parere ‘come into view’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries