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What (who) is Appear - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Appearance (disambiguation); Appearances; Reappear; Appeared; Re-appear; Appear; Appearing
appear
v.
1) (D; intr.) to appear against; for (she appeared against him in court)
2) (D; intr.) to appear to (she appeared to him in a dream)
3) (E) she appears to be well
4) (L; to) it appears (to me) that they will not come
5) (esp. BE) (S) to appear sad; to appear a fool
6) (misc.) to appear before a committee; to appear in print; to appear on the scene; to appear onstage; to appear in person; to appear at the door; the story appeared in the newspaper
appear
v. for a party or an attorney to show up in court.
See also: appearance
appear
(appears, appearing, appeared)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressive stance...
The aircraft appears to have crashed near Katmandu...
It appears that some missiles have been moved...
It appears unlikely that the UN would consider making such a move...
The presidency is beginning to appear a political irrelevance...
He appeared willing to reach an agreement.
= seem
V-LINK: no cont, there V to-inf, V to-inf, it V that, it V adj that/to-inf, V n, V adj [vagueness]
2.
If someone or something appears to have a particular quality or characteristic, they give the impression of having that quality or characteristic.
She did her best to appear more self-assured than she felt...
He is anxious to appear a gentleman...
Under stress these people will appear to be superficial, over-eager and manipulative.
= seem
V-LINK: no cont, V adj, V n, V to-inf
3.
When someone or something appears, they move into a position where you can see them.
A woman appeared at the far end of the street...
VERB: V
4.
When something new appears, it begins to exist or reaches a stage of development where its existence can be noticed.
...small white flowers which appear in early summer...
Slogans have appeared on walls around the city.
VERB: V, V
5.
When something such as a book appears, it is published or becomes available for people to buy.
...a poem which appeared in his last collection of verse.
VERB: V
6.
When someone appears in something such as a play, a show, or a television programme, they take part in it.
Jill Bennett became John Osborne's fourth wife, and appeared in several of his plays...
Student leaders appeared on television to ask for calm.
VERB: V in n, V on/at n
7.
When someone appears before a court of law or before an official committee, they go there in order to answer charges or to give information as a witness.
Two other executives appeared at Worthing Magistrates' Court charged with tax fraud...
The American will appear before members of the disciplinary committee at Portman Square.
VERB: V in/at n, V before n
Wikipedia
Appearance
Appearance may refer to:
- Visual appearance, the way in which objects reflect and transmit light
- Human physical appearance, what someone looks like
- Appearances (film), a 1921 film directed by Donald Crisp
- Appearance (philosophy), or phenomenon
- Phantasiai, a term in ancient Greek philosophy variously translated as "appearances," "impressions," "presentations," and "representations."
- Appearance (law), the coming into court of either of the parties to a suit, and/or the formal act by which a defendant submits himself to the jurisdiction of the court.
Appear or Appears may refer to:
- "Appears", a song released by Ayumi Hamasaki in 1999
Appearing may refer to:
- Appearing (media consultants) - "Appearing", broadcast media promotion consultants, a PR agency headed by Scott Piering
Examples of use of Appear
1. Although these stories appear individually, they don‘t appear in isolation.
2. Leading politicians who had been expected to appear on the federal ticket will appear on regional lists instead.
3. Another is expected to appear in person, while a tenth man – charged last night – is also due to appear today.
4. The content a teenager watches or listens to didn‘t appear, just as allowances don‘t appear, from air.
5. The locals appear to appreciate it, but they also appear to genuinely fear what could happen if U.S. forces leave.