appear

verb intransitive not usually progressive

US /əˈpɪr/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	appear
he/she/it	appears
present participle	appearing
past tense	appeared
past participle	appeared

1
to make other people think that you are something or feel something. Appear is a slightly more formal word than seem
This job is not as easy as it first appeared.
Matt appears unaffected by all the media attention.
appear to do something:
No one appeared to notice me.
it appears (that):
It appears that she’s changed her mind.
there appears to be:
There appears to be very little we can do about the problem.
appear to have done something:
The building appears to have been used as a place of worship.
what appears to be:
Gibbs was shot in what appears to be a gangland killing.
Synonyms and related words
Linking verbs
appear
be
become
2
if someone or something appears somewhere, you begin to see them suddenly or for the first time
Cracks began to appear in the ceiling.
One day a stranger appeared on my doorstep.
Synonyms and related words
To appear and appearance
appear
emerge
take shape
1. 2a
  to arrive somewhere
  As soon as she appears, we can get started.
  Synonyms and related words
  To arrive in a place, or to enter a place
  arrive
  enter
  reach
3
to be on television or in a play, movie, concert, etc.
She appeared on television with the President.
Tony is currently appearing in a Broadway musical.
Synonyms and related words
To perform or entertain, or to be performed
amuse
appear
compère
4
to go to a court of law, committee, or similar institution, so that people can ask you questions and make decisions about what you say
He is due to appear in court today.
appear before/in front of:
Jackson will appear before a congressional committee to explain the budget package.
Synonyms and related words
Appearing in court
affirm
allow
all rise
5
if something new or different appears, it starts to exist or to be known about for the first time
Yet another rap group has appeared on the music scene.
Synonyms and related words
To start to exist or happen
start
begin
arise
Synonyms and related words
To be, or to become known
come out
get around
leak out
1. 5a
  to become available for the first time
  This was when sushi began to appear on restaurant menus in New York.
  the latest personal computer to appear on the market
  Synonyms and related words
  Available and to be, or to become available
  available
  public
  spare
6
to be written or printed somewhere
Jane’s name did not appear on the list.
Synonyms and related words
To publish something, or to be published
self-publish
publish
print

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