Appear Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of appear ; 2 · to come formally before an authoritative body must ; 3 · to have an outward aspect : seem She ; 4 · to become evident or ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut appear verb SaveWord ap·​pear |\ə-ˈpir \ appeared;appearing;appears Definitionofappear intransitiveverb 1a :tobeorcomeinsight whenthesunappearsonthehorizon b :toshowup Heappearspromptlyateighteachday. 2 :tocomeformallybeforeanauthoritativebody mustappearincourttoday 3 :tohaveanoutwardaspect:seem Sheappears(tobe)happyenough. 4 :tobecomeevidentormanifest Thereappearstobeevidencetothecontrary. 5 :tocomeintopublicview aperformerwhofirstappearedonatelevisionvarietyshowThebookappearedinprintafewyearsago. 6 :tocomeintoexistence Hominidsappearedlateintheevolutionarychain. Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutappear Synonyms&Antonymsforappear Synonyms comeout, materialize, show, showup, turnup, unfold Antonyms clear, disappear, dissolve, evanesce, evaporate, fade, go(away), melt(away), vanish VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofappearinaSentence Sheappearsaniceenoughperson. Winningtheelectionappearsunlikelyatthispoint. Onebyone,thestarsappearedinthesky. Thesunbegantoappearfrombehindtheclouds. Theairplanesseemedtoappearoutofnowhere. Thestormdisappearedassuddenlyasithadappeared. Thecatappearsatourkitchendooreverymorning. Oneoftheguestsappearedafewminuteslate. Heappearedalittlebeforeeightlastnight. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Thedelay,whichwaswidelyanticipatedamiddebateoverthevalidityoftheprocessandcertaincandidates’eligibility,comesastensionsappeartoberampingupinthecountry,whichisjustemergingfromacivilwar. — WashingtonPost,22Dec.2021 Leonardsaidthecometwillappearverylowabovethehorizonjustbeforesunsetbutmightbedifficulttosee. — LeadaGore|[email protected],al,22Dec.2021 ThefollowingcelebritieshavethemostmemorableChristmaslooksinrecenthistoryandKatyPerryandMariahCareyappearmorethanoncethankstotheirsignatureChristmasflair. — OliviaO'bryon,Forbes,22Dec.2021 Theroomwheretheapparitionsappearthesecondtime,therafters,thatexiststotallyforthepsychologicalcaldronthat’sholdingMacbeth. — JakeCoyle,ajc,22Dec.2021 Becausenegotiationsappeartohavebeenexhausted,LockportofficialsplantotalkwiththeothercommunitiesaboutalawsuitagainstHomerGlen,whichcouldbefilednextmonth,LockportcityadministratorBenBensonsaidTuesday. — MichelleMullins,chicagotribune.com,21Dec.2021 Tofindawhale,useapairofbinocularsandscantheoceanslowly,lookingforthewhale’sspout,whichwillappearasaverticalsprayofmist. — oregonlive,21Dec.2021 Studiesincreasinglyareshowingthatomicronisbetterabletoevadevaccineimmunitythanpreviousvariants,butboostersappeartobluntinfectionsandpreventsevereillness. — ErinAllday,SanFranciscoChronicle,21Dec.2021 ModernasaidMondaythatitsCovid-19boosterdoesappeartoprovideprotectionagainsttheomicronvariantthatiscurrentlysurgingacrosstheworld. — NBCNews,20Dec.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'appear.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofappear 13thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyforappear MiddleEnglishaperen,apperen,borrowedfromAnglo-Frenchapier-,aper-,tonicstemofaparer,apareir,aparoir,goingbacktoLatinappārēre"tocomeintosight,bevisible,beevident,"fromad-ad-+pārēre"tobevisible,beevident,besubject(to),comply(with),"ofuncertainorigin Note: Latinpārērehasbeencomparedwithasupposedbase*peh2-s-,suggestedasthesourceofAvestanpišiiaṇt-"seeing,"Armenianhayim"(I)look,"Albanianpashë"(I)saw,"thoughthelimitednatureoftheevidencemakessuchahypothesisspeculative. LearnMoreAboutappear Shareappear PosttheDefinitionofappeartoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofappearonTwitter TimeTravelerforappear Thefirstknownuseofappearwas inthe13thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearappear appealtothecountry appear appearance SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtoappear appearinprint Statisticsforappear LastUpdated 24Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Appear.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appear.Accessed26Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforappear appear verb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofappear :toseemtobesomething:tomakesomeonethinkthatapersonorthinghasaparticularcharacteristic:lookseem :tobecomevisible:tobegintobeseen :toarriveataplace:toshowup SeethefulldefinitionforappearintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary appear verb ap·​pear |\ə-ˈpir \ appeared;appearing KidsDefinitionofappear 1 :tocomeintosight Starsappearedinthesky. 2 :topresentoneself appearincourt 3 :seemsense1 Therunnerintheleadappearstobetired. 4 :tocomebeforethepublic Thebookappearedlastyear. 5 :tocomeintoexistence Thefirstdinosaursappearedaround215millionyearsago. appear intransitiveverb ap·​pear Legal Definitionofappear 1 :topresentoneselfbeforeapersonorbodyhavingauthority:as a :topresentoneselfincourtasapartytoalawsuitoftenthroughtherepresentationofanattorney also :toparticipateasapartytoalawsuitinawayotherthanbyphysicalpresence(asbymail) b :topresentoneselfincourtastheattorneyforapartytoalawsuit appearingforthedefendant 2 :tohaveanoutwardlook conductthatappearsunethical MorefromMerriam-Websteronappear Nglish:TranslationofappearforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofappearforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY Kwanzaa SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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