appear
Verbs
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(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
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(v) come into sight or view
- He suddenly appeared at the wedding
- A new star appeared on the horizon
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(v) be issued or published
- Did your latest book appear yet?
- The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(v) present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
- He had to appear in court last month
- She appeared on several charges of theft