appear
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From Middle English apperen, aperen, from Old French aparoir (French apparoir, apparaître, from Latin apparēre (“‘to appear’”), from ad (“‘to’”) + parēre (“‘come forth, to be visible’”)).
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to appear (third-person singular simple present appears, present participle appearing, simple past and past participle appeared)
- (intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Genesis 1:9:
- And God ... said, Let ... the dry land appear.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Genesis 1:9:
- (intransitive) To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time.
- (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.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Corinthians 5:10:
- We must all appear before the judgment seat.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Thomas Babington Macaulay:
- One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Corinthians 5:10:
- (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.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): 1 John 3:2:
- It doth not yet appear what we shall be.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): John Milton:
- Of their vain contest appeared no end.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): 1 John 3:2:
- (intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
- He appeared quite happy with the result.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Matthew 6:16:
- They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.
[edit] Usage notes
- Senses 4, 5. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
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- (seem): look
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[edit] Translations
To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible
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To come before the public
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To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like
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To become visible to the apprehension of the mind
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To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look
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