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Type Words
Synonyms look, seem
Type of be
Has types stick out, sound, pass off, rise, stand out, shine, radiate, gleam, feel, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, jump, jump out, leap out, lift, loom, make, rear, cut, come across, beam
Derivation appearance


This appears to be a very difficult problem.
They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time.
Type Words
Synonyms come out
Type of materialize, materialise, happen


Did your latest book appear yet?.
Type Words
Synonyms come along
Has types gleam, occur, fulminate
Derivation apparition


Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago.
Type Words
Synonyms seem
Type of be
Has types seem
Derivation apparent


It appears that the weather in California is very bad.
Type Words
Type of perform, execute, do
Derivation appearance


Gielgud appears briefly in this movie.
She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage.
Type Words
Has types crop out, crop up, emerge, erupt, flash, wash up, basset, break, break through, burst forth, burst out, come on, come out, come through, come to hand, come to light, come to mind, leap out, manifest, outcrop, peep, pop, pop out, pop up, push through, re-emerge, reappear, roll in, rush out, sally out, show, show up, spring to mind, surface, turn out, turn up
Derivation appearance, apparent, apparition


He suddenly appeared at the wedding.
A new star appeared on the horizon.
Type Words
Derivation appearance


He had to appear in court last month.
She appeared on several charges of theft.

Examples of appear

appear
He didn't appear to be bothered at all by the fact the gifts had been unwrapped.
From the dailyherald.com
It does appear, though, that the Clemson defense is superior to the USF defense.
From the thenewstribune.com
The two defendants were expected to appear in federal court in Newark on Monday.
From the abcnews.go.com
However, the chemicals didn't appear to break the oil apart as fast as promised.
From the online.wsj.com
He will appear with Apple Inc.'s vice president for Internet services, Eddy Cue.
From the kansas.com
The details appear January 18 in the Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation.
From the sciencedaily.com
Woods says the family's back yard is encircled with what appear to be trellises.
From the chron.com
People appear to have a happiness set-point over which they have little control.
From the latimes.com
Campbell was scheduled to appear July 29 at the trial in The Hague, Netherlands.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • Look: 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"
  • Come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
  • Be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
  • Seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • Present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"
  • (appearing) appearance: formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
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