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ap·pear
(ə-pîr′)intr.v. ap·peared, ap·pear·ing, ap·pears
1.
a. To become visible: a plane appearing in the sky.
b. To be shown or included: That logo appears on all their sports equipment.
2. To come into existence: New strains of viruses appear periodically.
3. To give the impression of being in a certain way; seem: The child appeared unhappy.
4. To be likely or evident: It appears that they will be late.
5. To come or perform before the public: has appeared in two plays.
6. Law To present oneself formally before a court as defendant, plaintiff, or counsel.
7. To be published or made available to the public: The novel first appeared in installments in a magazine.
[Middle English aperen, from Old French aparoir, aper-, from Latin appārēre : ad-, ad- + pārēre, to show.]
Synonyms: appear, emerge, issue, loom1, materialize, show
These verbs mean to come into view. Appear and show are the most general: A ship appeared on the horizon. Her shirtsleeve shows at the edge of her jacket.
Emerge indicates appearing after having been obscured from view by something: "Baby sea turtles emerged from the sand to scramble to the sea" (Julia Whitty).
Issue emphasizes the point of origin of whatever is appearing: "Here and there smoke issued from chimneys" (Jeffrey Tayler).
To loom is to come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image, and often that which looms is considered threatening in some way: As the hikers near the mountain's summit, storm clouds loom over the horizon.
Materialize means to appear suddenly and sometimes mysteriously, as if out of nowhere: "The field ... had been empty the day before when he walked around the city. The circus has simply materialized" (Erin Morgenstern).
These verbs mean to come into view. Appear and show are the most general: A ship appeared on the horizon. Her shirtsleeve shows at the edge of her jacket.
Emerge indicates appearing after having been obscured from view by something: "Baby sea turtles emerged from the sand to scramble to the sea" (Julia Whitty).
Issue emphasizes the point of origin of whatever is appearing: "Here and there smoke issued from chimneys" (Jeffrey Tayler).
To loom is to come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image, and often that which looms is considered threatening in some way: As the hikers near the mountain's summit, storm clouds loom over the horizon.
Materialize means to appear suddenly and sometimes mysteriously, as if out of nowhere: "The field ... had been empty the day before when he walked around the city. The circus has simply materialized" (Erin Morgenstern).
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appear
(əˈpɪə)vb (intr)
1. to come into sight or view
2. (copula; may take an infinitive) to seem or look: the evidence appears to support you.
3. to be plain or clear, as after further evidence, etc: it appears you were correct after all.
4. to develop or come into being; occur: faults appeared during testing.
5. to become publicly available; be published: his biography appeared last month.
6. to perform or act: he has appeared in many London productions.
7. (Law) to be present in court before a magistrate or judge: he appeared on two charges of theft.
[C13: from Old French aparoir, from Latin appārēre to become visible, attend upon, from pārēre to appear]
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ap•pear
(əˈpɪər)v.i.
1. to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
2. to have the appearance of being: to appear wise.
3. to be obvious or easily perceived: It appears you are right.
4. to come before the public: She appeared in movies.
5. to put in an appearance; show up: appeared briefly at the party.
6. to come into being: Speech appears in the child's first or second year.
7. to come before a tribunal, esp. as a party or counsel to a proceeding.
[1250–1300; = ap-1 + parere be visible < Anglo-French, Old French aper-, tonic s. of apare(i)r, apparoir < Latin appārēre to be seen]
syn: See seem.
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appear
1. 'appear'
When someone or something appears, they move into a position where you can see them.
A boat appeared on the horizon.
You also use appear to say that something becomes available for people to read or buy.
His second novel appeared under the title 'Getting By'.
It was about the time that smartphones first appeared in the shops.
2. 'appear to'
If something appears to be true, it seems to be true. Similarly, if something appears to be a particular thing, it seems to be that thing. Appear to is more formal than 'seem to'.
The aircraft appears to have crashed near Kathmandu.
Their offer appears to be the most attractive.
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appear
Past participle: appeared
Gerund: appearing
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| Verb | 1. |  appear - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "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"make - appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us" cut - give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure" feel - produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again" pass off - be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent" sound - appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" come across - be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression glow, radiate, beam, shine - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" loom - come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; "Another air plane loomed into the sky" feel - be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft" |
| 2. |  appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"peep - appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops" erupt - appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant" manifest - reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost manifests each year on the same day" wash up - be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body washed up on the beach" come to hand, come to light - be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light" come on, come out, show up, turn up, surface - appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again" emerge - come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office" outcrop - appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped" flash - appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen" flash - emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone" turn out - come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?" reappear, re-emerge - appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago" emerge - become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study" come through, break through - penetrate; "The sun broke through the clouds"; "The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft" push through, break through, erupt, come out - break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" roll in - pour or flow in a steady stream; "mist rolled in from the sea"; "tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside" come to mind, spring to mind - be remembered; "His name comes to mind when you mention the strike" burst forth, rush out, sally out, leap out - jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes" break - emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke" show up, show - be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" | |
| 3. | appear - be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" | |
| 4. | appear - seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad" seem - appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 5. |  appear - come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"gleam - appear briefly; "A terrible thought gleamed in her mind" fulminate - come on suddenly and intensely; "the disease fulminated" occur - to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" | |
| 6. |  appear - appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage" | |
| 7. |  appear - present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft" |
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appear
verb
1. seem, be clear, be obvious, be evident, look (like or as if), be apparent, be plain, be manifest, be patent It appears that some missiles have been moved.
2. look (like or as if), seem, occur, look to be, come across as, strike you as She did her best to appear more confident than she felt.
3. come into view, emerge, occur, attend, surface, come out, turn out, arise, turn up, be present, loom, show (informal), issue, develop, arrive, show up (informal), come to light, crop up (informal), materialize, come forth, come into sight, show your face A woman appeared at the far end of the street.
come into view disappear, vanish
come into view disappear, vanish
4. come into being, come out, be published, be developed, be created, be invented, become available, come into existence a poem which appeared in his last collection of verse
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appear
verb1. To come into view:
Idioms: make an appearance, meet the eye.
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appear
[əˈpɪəʳ] VI1. (= arrive, become visible) [person, graffiti] → aparecer; [ghost] → aparecerse; [spot, stain, crack] → aparecer, salir; [symptom] → aparecer, presentarse
Trudy appeared at last → por fin apareció Trudy
he appeared briefly to address his supporters → hizo una breve aparición para dirigirse a sus seguidores
he appeared without a tie → se presentó sin corbata
he appeared from nowhere → salió or apareció de la nada
where did you appear from? → ¿de dónde has salido?
the sun appeared from behind a cloud → el sol salió de detrás de una nube
to appear in public → aparecer en público
to appear to sb (as vision) → aparecerse a algn
he appeared to me in a dream → se me apareció en sueños
Trudy appeared at last → por fin apareció Trudy
he appeared briefly to address his supporters → hizo una breve aparición para dirigirse a sus seguidores
he appeared without a tie → se presentó sin corbata
he appeared from nowhere → salió or apareció de la nada
where did you appear from? → ¿de dónde has salido?
the sun appeared from behind a cloud → el sol salió de detrás de una nube
to appear in public → aparecer en público
to appear to sb (as vision) → aparecerse a algn
he appeared to me in a dream → se me apareció en sueños
2. (Theat, TV) → salir
she appeared in "Fuenteovejuna" → salió or hizo un papel en "Fuenteovejuna"
she appeared as Ophelia → hizo (el papel) de Ofelia
to appear on stage → aparecer en escena
to appear on television → salir en or por televisión
she appeared in "Fuenteovejuna" → salió or hizo un papel en "Fuenteovejuna"
she appeared as Ophelia → hizo (el papel) de Ofelia
to appear on stage → aparecer en escena
to appear on television → salir en or por televisión
3. (Jur)
3.1. [defendant] → comparecer
to appear before sb → comparecer ante algn
to appear in court → comparecer ante el tribunal or los tribunales
to appear on a charge of murder → comparecer acusado de homicidio
to appear before sb → comparecer ante algn
to appear in court → comparecer ante el tribunal or los tribunales
to appear on a charge of murder → comparecer acusado de homicidio
3.2. [lawyer]
to appear for or on behalf of sb → representar a algn
to appear for the defence/the prosecution → representar a la defensa/la acusación
to appear for or on behalf of sb → representar a algn
to appear for the defence/the prosecution → representar a la defensa/la acusación
4. (= be published) → salir, publicarse
the book appeared in 1960 → el libro salió or se publicó en 1960
the term first appeared in print in 1530 → el primer testimonio escrito del término se remonta a 1530
it was her life's ambition to appear in print → la ilusión de su vida era ver su nombre impreso
the book appeared in 1960 → el libro salió or se publicó en 1960
the term first appeared in print in 1530 → el primer testimonio escrito del término se remonta a 1530
it was her life's ambition to appear in print → la ilusión de su vida era ver su nombre impreso
5. (= seem) → parecer
he appears tired → parece cansado
how does it appear to you? → ¿qué impresión le da?
it appears to me that they are mistaken → me da la impresión de que or me parece que están equivocados
they appear not to like each other → parece que no se gustan, no parece que se gusten
there appears to be a mistake → parece que hay un error
she appeared not to notice → no pareció darse cuenta
we must appear to be fair → debemos dar la impresión de ser justos
it appears not, it would appear not → parece que no
"he came then?" - "so it would appear" → -¿entonces él ha venido? -eso parece
she got the job, or so it would appear → le dieron el trabajo, según parece
he appears tired → parece cansado
how does it appear to you? → ¿qué impresión le da?
it appears to me that they are mistaken → me da la impresión de que or me parece que están equivocados
they appear not to like each other → parece que no se gustan, no parece que se gusten
there appears to be a mistake → parece que hay un error
she appeared not to notice → no pareció darse cuenta
we must appear to be fair → debemos dar la impresión de ser justos
it appears not, it would appear not → parece que no
"he came then?" - "so it would appear" → -¿entonces él ha venido? -eso parece
she got the job, or so it would appear → le dieron el trabajo, según parece
6. (= become apparent) as will appear in due course → según se verá a su debido tiempo
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appear
(əˈpiə) verb1. to come into view. A man suddenly appeared round the corner.aparecer
2. to arrive (at a place etc). He appeared in time for dinner.llegar
3. to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc. He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.aparecer, comparecer
4. to look or seem as if (something is the case). It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.parecer, parece ser que
apˈpearance noun1. what can be seen (of a person, thing etc). From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.apariencia, imagen
2. the act of coming into view or coming into a place. The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.aparición
3. the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc. his first appearance on the stage.aparición, comparecencia
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appear
→ aparecer , parecerMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
appear
vi. aparecer, parecer, responder; manifestarse.
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appear
vi aparecerEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.