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To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.intransitive
- And God[…]said, Let[…]the dry land appear.
- 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.
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To come before the public.intransitive
- A great writer appeared at that time.
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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.intransitive
- We must all appear before the judgment seat.
- One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear.
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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.intransitive
- It doth not yet appear what we shall be.
- Of their vain contest appeared no end.
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To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.copulativeintransitive
- He appeared quite happy with the result.
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To bring into viewtransitive
- [Angelo] is yet a devil / His filth within being cast, he would appear / A pond as deep as hell.
syn. appear · come forth · forthcome · heave in sight · heave in view · heave into sight · heave into view · materialize · see the light of day
ant. disappear · vanish