Dictionary

appear en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /əˈpiːɹ/ (Scotland)
• /əˈpɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əˈpɪɹ/ (General-American)
• [əˈpʰɪɹ] (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English apperen, aperen, borrowed from Old French aparoir (French apparoir), from Latin appāreō (“to appear”), from ad (“to”) + pāreō (“to come forth, to become visible”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-s- (“watch, see”), s-present of *peh₂- (“protect”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
   • There were also particles no one had predicted that just appeared. Five of them […, i]n order of increasing modernity, […] are the neutrino, the pi meson, the antiproton, the quark and the Higgs boson. 2012 March-April, Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 146:
   • And God[…]said, Let[…]the dry land appear. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 1:9:
2. (intransitive) To come before the public.
   • A great writer appeared at that time.
   • Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels. 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Affair at the Novelty Theatre”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
3. (intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
   • One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear. 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
   • We must all appear before the judgment seat. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians 5:10:
4. (intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
   • Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene,[…]. 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
   • Of their vain contest appeared no end. 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
   • ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police[…]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers? 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 18, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
   • It doth not yet appear what we shall be. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 John 3:2:
5. (copulative, intransitive) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
   • Mr. Campion appeared suitably impressed and she warmed to him. He was very easy to talk to with those long clown lines in his pale face, a natural goon, born rather too early she suspected. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
   • They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 6:16:
   • He appeared quite happy with the result.
6. (transitive) To bring into view
   • [Angelo] is yet a devil / His filth within being cast, he would appear / A pond as deep as hell. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

Forms

Antonyms

disappear (antonym(s) of “to become visible”) · vanish (antonym(s) of “to become visible”)

Deriveds

appearency · nonappearin · appearingly · speak of the devil and he shall appear · reappear · appear in the Gazette · appearable · misappear · coappear

Hypernyms

produce sensation

Hyponyms

come up · show one's face · decloak · pop up · burst out · turn up · spring up · show up

Relateds

appearance · appearer · apparent

Synonyms

heave into sight · emerge (to become visible) · come forth · look (to seem) · see the light of day · heave in view · forthcome · heave in sight · appear · materialize · heave into view

Translations (263)

el εμφανίζομαι (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · mt deher (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · is birta (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la videor (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · lv parādīties (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · sk prísť (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · cmn 露面 (to come before the public) · la orior (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · ee dze (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · mi tahakua (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · sc appàrrere (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la coorior (to come before the public) · bg пока́звам се (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la coorior (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · bg пока́жа се (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · fa ظاهر شدن (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · pt comparecer (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · eo aspekti (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · sv framträda (to come before the public) · pl ukazać się (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · gl comparecer (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · mi whetūrangi (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · de einleuchten (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · pl zjawiać się (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ru яви́ться (to come before the public) · bg явя́вам се (to come before the public) · ht sanble (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · cs vypadat (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · cmn 出現 /出现 (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · nl zijn opwachting maken (to come before the public) · gl asomar (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · hi दिखना (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · he נראה (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · fi tulla näkyviin (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · njo-jgl adok (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · pl pojawiać się (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ro da impresia (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · uk ввижатися (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · fi vaikuttaa (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · qu rikuriy (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · sh ukazati se (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ja ...らしい (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · hu látszik (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · ca sortir (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · pt surgir (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la prōveniō (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · fa نمایادن (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · da opstå (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sk objaviť sa (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · mi poke (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · bg явя́вам се (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · es personarse (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · cs objevit se (to come before the public) · la prōveniō (to come before the public) · pl zdawać się (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · la videor (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · sh doći na vidjelo (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · gl aparecer (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · it apparire (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · km ដួច (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sv framträda (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ar ظَهَرَ (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · de auftauchen (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · cy ymddangos (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la coorior (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · ja ...そう (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · sk ukázať sa (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ht parèt (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · cmn 好像 (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · ro apărea (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sv komma i ljuset (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · grc φαίνομαι (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · fr paraître (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · nl verschijnen (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sc cumpàrrere (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · vi xuất hiện (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sk vyzerať (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · sk vyzerať (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · grc εἴδομαι (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · ru явля́ться (to come before the public) · hu feltűnik (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ru предста́ть (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · sc cumparriri (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · io aspektar (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · la appareo (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sk postaviť sa (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · mi puta (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · mi ngia (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · la coorior (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · ru представа́ть (to come before the public) · sc apparriri (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · bg явя́ се (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · fi ilmestyä (to come before the public) · he הופיע (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · mhr шочаш (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la simulō (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · fr paraître (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · la compāreō (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · ko 나타나다 (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la orior (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · la videor (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · bg явя́ се (to come before the public) · la pāreō (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · es aparecer (to come before the public) · mi whakaaranga (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · eu agertu (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · et ilmuma (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · es aparir (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · grc ἐπιφαίνομαι (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · sk zdať sa (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · zdj upvenuha (to come before the public) · bg появя́вам се (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · nl haar opwachting maken (to come before the public) · de erscheinen (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · ht parèt (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · uk з'явля́тися (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sdc apparí (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · fa آشکارادن (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · zdj udhwahiri (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · fi näyttää (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · sv komma i dagen (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la appāreō (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · de auftreten (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · km លេច (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · he הופיע (to come before the public) · pl ukazywać się (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sa काशते (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · gd nochd (to come before the public) · ru появля́ться (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · pl zjawić się (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · da synes (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · cs objevovat se (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · qu qispiy (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ru каза́ться (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · izh näyttiissä (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · liv nägțõ (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ru представа́ть (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · ur دکھایا (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · la compareo (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sh istupiti (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · ja 思われる (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · sat ᱧᱮᱞ (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · io aparar (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la orior (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la exsisto (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · gl aparecer (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · fr apparaître (to come before the public) · ru приви́деться (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · fi ilmestyä (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · pl stanąć (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · grc ἐπιφαίνομαι (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · gl aparecer (to come before the public) · zdj hwoneha (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ru ви́деться (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · be з'яўля́цца (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · mi kautorohī (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · fi ilmestyä (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · sv dyka upp (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · fi näyttäytyä (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · sh pojaviti se (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · yue 出現 /出现 (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la orior (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · nl verschijnen (to come before the public) · de erscheinen (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · ang ætīewan (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · es figurar (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sh nastupiti (to come before the public) · la adpāreō (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · la provenio (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · de erscheinen (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · ru появи́ться (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · da forekomme (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · nl lijken (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · uk видаватися (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · ja ...ように見える (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · is birtast (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ru явля́ться (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · nl optreden (to come before the public) · fa پدیدار شدن (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · es aparecer (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · pt surgir (to come before the public) · nb dukke opp (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · de erscheinen (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · es parecer (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · ru показа́ться (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · mk се појавува (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · be з'яві́цца (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ca aparèixer (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · grc δοκέω (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · ru предста́ть (to come before the public) · wa aparexhe (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · mi poke (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · ar بَدَا (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · eu azaldu (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · mk се појави (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sk objaviť sa (to come before the public) · es comparecer (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · ga taibhsigh (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · uk виникати (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ang ætīewan (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · cs objevit se (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · th ปรากฏ (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sdn apparí (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · de erscheinen (to come before the public) · lo ປະກົດ (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · la prodeo (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sc apparessiri (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ja 現れる (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · tpi kamap (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · la similō (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · ro părea (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · fr sembler (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · nl verschijnen (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · ca semblar (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · de aussehen (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · el φαίνομαι (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · mi tahakura (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sq duket (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · bg появя́ се (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · tr belirmek (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · sk stáť (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · fr apparaître (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · pt aparentar (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · la orior (to come before the public) · hu tűnik (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · ia apparer (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · gd coimhead (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · uk виникнути (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · hu megjelenik (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la prōveniō (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · pt aparecer (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · de auftauchen (to come before the public) · sv se ut (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · fi ilmestyä (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ar ظَهَرَ (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · fi näyttää (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · hy հայտնվել (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · nl blijken (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · cs objevit se (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · eo aperi (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · es aparecer (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · pt aparecer (to come before the public) · cmn 顯得 /显得 (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · cmn 出庭 (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · nb oppstå (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · grc φαίνομαι (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la pareo (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · la provenio (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · pt parecer (to become visible to the apprehension of the mind) · gd nochd (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · uk з'яви́тися (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · es apersonarse (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · tpi kamap (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · pl stawić się (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · la coorior (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · pt semelhar (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look) · pl pojawić się (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · grc εἴδομαι (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · ru яви́ться (to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like) · cs objevovat se (to come before the public) · mi whakaaranga (to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible) · pt parecer (to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look)