Appear (Verb)
Meaning 1
Present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Hyponyms
- Crop Out
- Rush Out
- Surface
- Burst Forth
- Pop
- Break Through
- Sally Out
- Re-emerge
- Turn Up
- Burst Out
- Come Through
- Pop Up
- Come To Hand
- Spring To Mind
- Come Out
- Show Up
- Push Through
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Meaning 3
Be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
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".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Glitter
- Rear
- Feel
- Come Across
- Radiate
- Jump
- Stand Out
- Pass Off
- Gleam
- Stick Out
- Glint
- Rise
- Cut
- Sound
- Make
- Leap Out
- Shine
- Glow
- Loom
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Meaning 5
Seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 6
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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 7
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".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.