Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To become visible.
- intransitive verb To be shown or included.
- intransitive verb To come into existence.
- intransitive verb To give the impression of being in a certain way; seem.
- intransitive verb To be likely or evident.
- intransitive verb To come or perform before the public.
- intransitive verb Law To present oneself formally before a court as defendant, plaintiff, or counsel.
- intransitive verb To be published or made available to the public.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Appearance.
- To come or be in sight; become visible by approach or by emerging from concealment; be exposed to view.
- To stand in presence, as parties or advocates before a court; make appearance.
- To come or be placed before the public; come to the notice of the public: as, the actor appeared only once a week; his history appeared in 1880.
- To be obvious; be known, as a subject of observation or comprehension; be clear or made clear by evidence.
- To seem; have a certain semblance or appearance; look: as, he appeared to be wise; it appears to me that this is unsafe; he appears very old.
- . To be understood; be intelligible: as, “Do I now appear?” Cotgrave.
- Synonyms
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Appearance.
- intransitive verb To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
- intransitive verb To come before the public.
- intransitive verb To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
- intransitive verb To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
- intransitive verb To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
- verb intransitive To come before the public.
- verb intransitive To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
- verb intransitive To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
- verb intransitive, copulative To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb come into sight or view
- verb be issued or published
- verb give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
- verb come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
- verb present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
- verb appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
- verb seem to be true, probable, or apparent
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Lièvremont has promised a new team for Dublin, but given that he has only 32 players from whom to chose, including six props, the chances of him keeping his word appear slim.
Ireland's Declan Kidney has World Cup picks to make for France return 2011
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There was no property qualification nor does the term appear to be racial.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various
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St. Peter in 1 Pet.v. 1 expressly describes himself by this title, nor does the title appear to have become confined to the presbyters or priests of the Church until about A.D.
The Books of the New Testament Leighton Pullan 1902
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"He seemed so true and noble in every respect, and he was particular to have his title appear in the certificate, although he did not adopt it while traveling because he found he was less conspicuous as plain Mr. Heath."
Virgie's Inheritance Mrs. Georgie Sheldon 1884
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This column will doubtless attract accusations of self-indulgence, although you might equally contest that having demanded that my photograph appear at the top of the page and that my name appear in capitals and bold type, that particular ship has sailed.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Users could see their name appear as graffiti in one scene, or their face on a poster in another.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Users could see their name appear as graffiti in one scene, or their face on a poster in another.
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This column will doubtless attract accusations of self-indulgence, although you might equally contest that having demanded that my photograph appear at the top of the page and that my name appear in capitals and bold type, that particular ship has sailed.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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This column will doubtless attract accusations of self-indulgence, although you might equally contest that having demanded that my photograph appear at the top of the page and that my name appear in capitals and bold type, that particular ship has sailed.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Though gamers won't be able to see the title appear on their consoles, they can still check it out in video form. maxpontiac said ...
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