appear

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    seem, look,
  • (v) come into sight or view
    • He suddenly appeared at the wedding
    • A new star appeared on the horizon
  • (v) be issued or published
    • Did your latest book appear yet?
    • The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet
    come out,
  • (v) seem to be true, probable, or apparent
    • It seems that he is very gifted
    • It appears that the weather in California is very bad
    seem,
  • (v) 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
    come along,
  • (v) 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
  • (v) present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
    • He had to appear in court last month
    • She appeared on several charges of theft

Synonyms

seem look come out come along

Antonyms

disappear vanish go away

Words of close approximity

appeal
appeal append
appearance appearing