Meaning of appear in English:

appear

Pronunciation /əˈpɪə/

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verb

[no object]

1Come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause.
‘smoke appeared on the horizon’
- ‘The supervisors or any other voter would never notice this fraud since no visible sign would appear.’
- ‘From time to time as a gap in the trees appears I catch sight of this glistening stretch of cobalt blue water below.’
- ‘Around one corner, a hundred goats suddenly appeared, in no apparent hurry to let us by.’
- ‘Colours that were not previously apparent subtly appear as the eye focuses on the space between colours.’
- ‘The final Baily's bead appears together with the visible band formed by the solar corona.’
- ‘The scandal lies also in the fact that the transgression is visible, appearing like a strange hieroglyph on her face that others contemplate with fear and trepidation.’
- ‘They descended from the clouds, as the familiar sight of landmarks appeared.’
- ‘Suddenly two red lights appeared at the supposed sight were Yue's eyes should have been.’
- ‘However, the sight that appeared before her quickly took her mind off of the cold.’
- ‘The second her eyes appeared and she caught sight of Stien she let out a hideous scream.’
- ‘Sponsors pay a lot of money, and they deserve to have their names visible in photographs that appear in the media.’
- ‘Also, as a tip, your visible text should appear as close to the top of your HTML code as possible.’
- ‘The death knell for the royal line rang out across the besieged tower as a noticeable dent began to appear in the door of the chamber.’
- ‘Not a lot, but they tend to appear in noticeable situations, such as extended close ups.’
- ‘The screen panned out and, superimposed on the pointless picture of a telephone, apparent quotes begin to appear.’
- ‘Every once and a while she would fall out of sight, only to appear again just within reach of his eyes.’
- ‘The rare transit happens when Venus comes directly between the sun and the earth and appears as a black dot moving across the bright disk.’
- ‘Aim into the dark skies where Mars, when so close to earth, appears as a glowing red ruby.’
- ‘From the moon, Earth appears as a bright blue-and-white object in the black sky.’
- ‘Earth appears as a tiny blue sphere surrounded by an immensity of blackness.’
become visible, come into view, come into sight, materialize, take shape
be revealed, be seen, emerge, manifest itself, become apparent, become evident, surface, come to light, arise, crop up, occur, develop, enter into the picture
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1. 1.1Come into existence or use.
  ‘the major life forms appeared on earth’
  ‘It simply came into existence, appearing as precipitously as a flash of lightning.’
  ‘It should be remembered, however, that the legal conditions now in existence did not appear out of the blue.’
  ‘In another line, a major shape gene appeared that also caused female sterility.’
  ‘A quantum object ceases to exist here, and simultaneously appears in existence over there.’
  ‘However, the Cambrian was nonetheless a time of great evolutionary innovation, with many major groups of organisms appearing within a span of only forty million years.’
  ‘The Monza layout has changed over the years, and at one time featured bankings, but these have been discontinued following major concrete defects appearing.’
  ‘During the middle Minoan period, urbanism became apparent, towns appeared, and the great palaces were built.’
  ‘Then, a couple of years ago, free, automated publishing systems began appearing on the Web, which caused blogging to explode in popularity.’
  ‘So precisely when the native nations were finished, they thought they were going to die, she appears and offers new life to them.’
  ‘Few solutions specific to the needs of the medical device sales environment are appearing, however.’
  ‘A saviour appeared, offering half a million pounds in cash to the company in return for a seat on the board.’
  ‘Workers were considering a new offer this week which appeared as soon as the strike began.’
  ‘You can't expect a diamond to appear and just offer itself.’
  ‘The spares sales may eventually appear, but most likely it'll only be enough to pay for the next round of development.’
  ‘The three men watched as the first flecks of frost began to appear on the still figure.’
  ‘As an adult you should pay particular attention to any growths which appear on the face or on the backs of the hands.’
  ‘This condition appears in close to one per cent of the population.’
  ‘It usually appears in people over the age of 40 and can sometimes be treated by diet changes alone or in combination with tablets or injections.’
  ‘Autumn officially appears in 13 days, a perfect time for that annual drive in the country.’
  ‘This type of diabetes usually appears in people over the age of 40 and is common among the elderly and those overweight.’
2. 1.2Be published or offered for sale.
  ‘the paperback edition didn't appear for another two years’
  ‘Thus, some viewers were directed to stories that did not appear in their edition of the newspaper.’
  ‘He continued to aim at international recognition with his second paper, written again in French, appearing in 1844 published by a colleague in his journal.’
  ‘Volumes of harp airs also began to appear, published in London.’
  ‘Before this paper appeared, he published two other papers on rather more conventional mathematical topics.’
  ‘Two American versions appeared and he published a translation in Australia in 1825.’
  ‘He produced an edition of Pascal's works which was published from 1908 onwards with a second edition appearing after his death in 1929.’
  ‘A further book of Universal algebra was published in 1965 with a second edition appearing in 1981.’
  ‘Another article appearing in the journal offers revised versions of both the USDA pyramid and the Canadian rainbow to address these limitations.’
  ‘A full review of the wines to grab in this year's sale will appear here next week.’
  ‘When articles like this start appearing in major newspapers, you know that something is stirring in the cause of English independence.’
  ‘The word ‘muggle’ is to appear in a major dictionary for the first time.’
  ‘Acre and acres of comment will appear in every major newspaper and virtually all of the literary blogs: see blogroll to your right.’
  ‘Occasionally an article will appear in a major western newspaper that gives us a hint that what you read is not the full picture.’
  ‘His poems stopped appearing in major American poetry anthologies, and his books went out of print and remained so.’
  ‘Literature began to resemble the enormous book piles then appearing all over the major cities of the empire.’
  ‘An advertisement regarding this appointment appears in this paper.’
  become available, come on the market, go on sale, come out, be published, be produced
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3. 1.3Present oneself formally in a court or tribunal.
  ‘he appeared on six charges of theft’
  ‘I appeared in Worthing Magistrates court when Jack was given unconditional bail and told these facts to the court and the magistrate.’
  ‘He'd never appeared in the Supreme Court and he came into this case very, very late.’
  ‘Although the matter has been called today, she has not appeared in the Court.’
  ‘He appeared in Tauranga District Court and was remanded on bail to appear again in two weeks.’
  ‘He appeared in the Court of Appeal when this matter was first before the Court of Appeal.’
  ‘May it please the Court, I appear for myself in this matter, for the third time in the High Court.’
  ‘The first applicant has the necessary leave of the Court to appear for the second applicant.’
  ‘None of the three defendants appeared in court, but magistrates found all three cases proved.’
  ‘He admitted a charge of affray when he appeared in court for sentence and was given a 100-hour punishment order.’
  ‘Last week 13 asylum seekers appeared in Luton Crown Court for a preliminary hearing.’
  ‘Police in Delhi said an Indian businessmen had been arrested and appeared in court on Friday when he was remanded in custody.’
  ‘He appeared in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Saturday morning and has been remanded in custody until next month.’
  ‘Another teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in a youth court on the same day charged in connection with the incident.’
  ‘He appeared in the county court on Friday and the case was adjourned for a two-hour hearing on August 11.’
  ‘They appeared in York Crown Court yesterday and were jailed for 12 months each.’
  ‘They appeared in magistrates court in Preston yesterday alongside five others.’
  ‘The grey-haired defendant appeared in court wearing a white collar shirt and blue jeans.’
  ‘The Third Defendant appeared in person and he also represented the other Defendants, who were not present at the hearing’
  ‘The police did not want him to appear for the appellant, he said.’
  ‘For that matter it might equally have been counsel who the defendant wished to appear for him.’
4. 1.4Perform publicly in a film, play, etc.
  ‘he appeared on Broadway’
  ‘She added that she would be consulting a solicitor about possible legal action if it were found that she had appeared on film.’
  ‘Other members of the public appear throughout the film, in walkthrough roles in pubs, buses and streets.’
  ‘They appeared on a microbudget Granada show, filmed in their own homes.’
  ‘In addition to his work in film and television, he has appeared on stages from coast to coast.’
  ‘He has appeared on television and radio and regularly performs all over the UK.’
  ‘In Australia I'm up to the same tricks, appearing, speaking, performing, and it could be in any place and the show is nearly though never quite the same.’
  ‘A performance group is appearing in secondary schools across Bromley to encourage teenagers to stay in learning.’
  ‘By the late '30s, the actress was appearing in low-budget films, and she quit working in 1942 to be a wife and mother.’
  ‘This is certainly going to be the most exciting programme for some time with major artists appearing throughout the whole week of the Festival instead of the usual focus towards the second weekend.’
  ‘For the next twenty years she became a star throughout Europe, appearing in all the major capitals, including - in the 1850s - Moscow and St Petersburg.’
  ‘I have been watching the series all my life and I have no recollection of him ever appearing on a major show.’
  ‘Can you tell me the hitter and pitcher who played the longest in the minors without ever appearing in a major league game?’
  ‘Most markets feature many opportunities to appear on local broadcast programs.’
  ‘There are countless winks to the audience as a parade of stars appears in self-effacing cameos.’
  ‘About a decade ago, I was asked to appear on a comedy special which featured political comedians.’
  ‘From these gigs a selection of the bands featured will be invited to appear on the album.’
  ‘From this point on, our two big stars don't appear on screen together much.’
  ‘Many of the Indian participants will be doing their homework before they appear on the show, producers predict.’
  ‘The star is one of many celebrities set to appear on the Wyvern Theatre's stage this spring.’
  ‘Another star who refused to appear on screen because he was forbidden from smoking in the studio was duly ridiculed on air.’
  perform, play, act
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5. 1.5Feature or be shown.
  ‘the symbol appears in many paintings of the period’
  ‘This is the case with variables 2 and 4, whose scatter diagram appears in Figure 11.9.’
  ‘Likewise, the cross that appears in a figure's hand is out of his own hand.’
  ‘In fact, this particular phrase appears in other parts of both documents.’
  ‘His account for all the years for which tuition was accrued appears in Figure 2.’
  ‘In addition, not all features of fancy questionnaires may appear on old browsers or hardware.’
  ‘No worries south of the border, however, because it is not a price that appears in the monthly economic output figures.’
  ‘Star sportsmen like him expect to appear on the back pages of the newspapers.’
  ‘I shall provide links, where possible, to the actual version of the tune as appears in my record collection, but there may be better ones out there.’
  ‘A translation of his words appears in a small box as he speaks.’
  ‘John's response appears in full below, followed by a few comments of mine.’
  ‘Every once in a while some robo-cop appears in a newsbyte and is said to be ‘a few years away’ but never seem to show up.’
  ‘The Arlesian woman herself never appears in the story, although she is constantly discussed.’
  ‘This tree appears in the old photographs, taken from the Riverside.’
  ‘Eight of the fund-raising team agreed to appear in the calendar, although Margaret only appears in the group shot in the swimming pool.’
  ‘Each line appears in vibrant colours of the Indian summer as well as softer shades that will please the eye during bright sunny days.’
  ‘So what if a keyword phrase you want to use doesn't actually appear within your visible copy?’
  ‘Stanton said he did not want to be known as a ballet choreographer, despite his work appearing on major ballet companies.’
  ‘They will also appear in another edition published two weeks later, where they are modelling pyjamas.’
  ‘Most topics appearing in journals were offered in similar or greater percentages of the curricula.’
  ‘With fake tsunami videos and still photos appearing on the Internet, news companies have much to offer in that regard.’
  feature, appear, be featured, be mentioned, be referred to
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6. 1.6 informal Arrive at a place.
  ‘by ten o'clock Bill still hadn't appeared’
  ‘They wait over 21 years for one to arrive and two appear in the same season.’
  ‘A few minutes after Steph and Lewis arrived, Josh appeared at the downstairs door.’
  ‘He appears on the scene of action ready for battle on the appointed day, and there he meets others like himself, brought up by the same summons.’
  ‘He appeared at the house after lunch, with a collapsible suitcase, still wearing the four-button jacket, clean and freshly pressed now.’
  ‘The woman was familiar from the neighborhood, he explained, so he had not been suspicious when she appeared at his apartment, seemingly alone.’
  arrive, turn up, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come, get here, get there, present oneself
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2Seem; give the impression of being.
with infinitive ‘she appeared not to know what was happening’
- ‘it appears unlikely that interest rates will fall’
- ‘My own impression is that it appears as from another planet and does nothing to put the heart or soul back in the centre of Bradford.’
- ‘It appears unlikely at this stage and it is difficult to imagine him wanting to inhabit the rather obsessive world that managers must live in.’
- ‘It appears unlikely that the referees will have enough support to force the meeting which will mean a continuation of the dispute.’
- ‘But it appears highly unlikely that the risk is dependent upon the method of gene introduction.’
- ‘According to this site, it appears unlikely that I have been abducted by aliens.’
- ‘As soon as we sit down as friends though, it appears that interests are dampened, if not doused completely.’
- ‘The Secret Service said it appears the pilot was unaware he was flying in restricted airspace.’
- ‘It appears now that the Council may have been unaware of these transmissions.’
- ‘However it appears, unlike the century that has passed, we are entering an era that will be based on exclusivity rather than universal access.’
- ‘What is interesting is that it appears that here a long-silenced problem is coming to light.’
- ‘For now it appears more interested in finding jobs for its members than it does in ideology.’
- ‘The area I live in is OK, but is bordered on both sides by rough areas (as it appears most alright places in the city are).’
- ‘A lengthy fax appeared to have just arrived from a prestigious international conservation foundation.’
- ‘At least two men who appear to have arrived and left by car were involved in the incident just before 8.30 pm.’
- ‘They led her through a short passage and finally she arrived in what appeared to be a big semi circular hall.’
- ‘Finally, it appeared that he had arrived at the intellectual center of the city.’
- ‘The Pentagon was last night investigating what appeared to be a major breach of security over the photographs.’
- ‘It would appear that one of Earth's rarest bird species might have gone extinct.’
- ‘So, trapped in the musty atmosphere of planet earth, they appear clumsy and fragile.’
- ‘Canada's three major cities appear to be in some kind of rivalry with one another.’
seem, look, give the impression of being, have the air of being, have the appearance of being, come across as being, look as though one is, look to be, strike someone as
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