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Etymology

From Middle English apperen, aperen, from Old French aparoir (French apparoir, apparaître, from Latin apparēre (“‘to appear’”), from ad (“‘to’”) + parēre (“‘come forth, to be visible’”)).

Pronunciation

Verb

to appear (third-person singular simple present appears, present participle appearing, simple past and past participle appeared)

  1. (intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Genesis 1:9:
      And God ... said, Let ... the dry land appear.
  2. (intransitive) To come before the public.
    A great writer appeared at that time.
  3. (intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
    One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear.
  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.
    • (Can we date this quote?) 1 John 3:2:
      It doth not yet appear what we shall be.
    • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton:
      Of their vain contest appeared no end.
  5. (intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
    He appeared quite happy with the result.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Matthew 6:16:
      They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.

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