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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APPE'AR, v.i. [L. appareo, of ad and pareo, to appear, or be manifest.]
1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to be visible.
The leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh. Leviticus 13.
And God said, Let the dry land appear. Genesis 1.
2. To become visible to the eye, as a spirit, or to the apprehension of the mind; a sense frequent in scripture.
The Lord appeared to Abram, and said. Genesis 12.
The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of the bush. Exodus 3.
3. To stand in presence of, as parties or advocates before a court, or as persons to be tried. The defendant, being called, did not appear.
We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5.
4. To be obvious; to be known, as a subject of observation or comprehension.
Let thy work appear to thy servant. Psalms 90.
It doth not yet appear what we shall be. 1 John 3.
5. To be clear or made clear by evidence; as, this fact appears by ancient records.
But sin that it might appear sin. Romans 7.
6. To seem, in opposition to reality.
They disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Matthew 6.
7. To be discovered, or laid open.
That they shame may appear. Jeremiah 13.
APPE'AR, n. Appearance. Obs.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: 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" [syn: look, appear, seem]
2: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" [ant: disappear, go away, vanish]
3: be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" [syn: appear, come out]
4: seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad" [syn: appear, seem]
5: 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" [syn: appear, come along] [ant: disappear, vanish]
6: 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"
7: present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

Merriam Webster's

intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English apperen, from Anglo-French aparer, aparoir, from Latin appar?re, from ad- + par?re to show oneself Date: 13th century 1. a. to be or come in sight <the sun appears on the horizon> b. to show up <appears promptly at eight each day> 2. to come formally before an authoritative body <must appear in court today> 3. to have an outward aspect ; seem <appears happy enough> 4. to become evident or manifest <there appears to be evidence to the contrary> 5. to come into public view <first appeared on a television variety show> <the book appeared in print a few years ago> 6. to come into existence <hominids appeared late in the evolutionary chain>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. 1 become or be visible. 2 be evident (a new problem then appeared). 3 seem; have the appearance of being (appeared unwell; you appear to be right). 4 present oneself publicly or formally, esp. on stage or as the accused or counsel in a lawcourt. 5 be published (it appeared in the papers; a new edition will appear). Etymology: ME f. OF apareir f. L apparere apparit- come in sight

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Appear Ap*pear", n. Appearance. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Appear Ap*pear", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Appeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Appearing.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce. Cf. Apparent, Parent, Peer, v. i.] 1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible. And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear. --Gen. i. 9. 2. To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time. 3. 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. We must all appear before the judgment seat. --[hand] Cor. v. 10. One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear. --Macaulay. 4. 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. It doth not yet appear what we shall be. --1 John iii. 2. Of their vain contest appeared no end. --Milton. 5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. --Matt. vi. 16. Syn: To seem; look. See Seem.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(appears, appearing, appeared) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true. There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressive stance... The aircraft appears to have crashed near Katmandu... It appears that some missiles have been moved... It appears unlikely that the UN would consider making such a move... The presidency is beginning to appear a political irrelevance... He appeared willing to reach an agreement. = seem V-LINK: no cont, there V to-inf, V to-inf, it V that, it V adj that/to-inf, V n, V adj [vagueness] 2. If someone or something appears to have a particular quality or characteristic, they give the impression of having that quality or characteristic. She did her best to appear more self-assured than she felt... He is anxious to appear a gentleman... Under stress these people will appear to be superficial, over-eager and manipulative. = seem V-LINK: no cont, V adj, V n, V to-inf 3. When someone or something appears, they move into a position where you can see them. A woman appeared at the far end of the street... VERB: V 4. When something new appears, it begins to exist or reaches a stage of development where its existence can be noticed. ...small white flowers which appear in early summer... Slogans have appeared on walls around the city. VERB: V, V 5. When something such as a book appears, it is published or becomes available for people to buy. ...a poem which appeared in his last collection of verse. VERB: V 6. When someone appears in something such as a play, a show, or a television programme, they take part in it. Jill Bennett became John Osborne's fourth wife, and appeared in several of his plays... Student leaders appeared on television to ask for calm. VERB: V in n, V on/at n 7. When someone appears before a court of law or before an official committee, they go there in order to answer charges or to give information as a witness. Two other executives appeared at Worthing Magistrates' Court charged with tax fraud... The American will appear before members of the disciplinary committee at Portman Square. VERB: V in/at n, V before n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a-per': Of eight Hebrew originals the chief is ra'ah, "to be seen." Used mainly of God's self-revelations in person and in dreams and visions: "Yahweh appeared unto Abram" (Ge 12:7); to Moses (Ex 3:2); to Solomon (1Ki 3:5). All originals used of Nature's processes, of the appearing, i.e. coming of the morning (Ex 14:27); stars (Ne 4:21); flowers, flocks of goats, tender grapes (So 2:12; 4:1 m; So 7:12 margin). So New Testament ophthen, passive of horao, "I see," "to be seen" used especially of angelic revelations and visions: as on the Mount of Transfiguration (Mt 17:3); an angel (Lu 1:11); the risen Lord (Lu 24:34); cloven tongues at Pentecost (Ac 2:3); vision to Paul (Ac 16:9); a great wonder in heaven (Re 12:1, the King James Version). opiano, in Ac 1:3, of Christ appearing after his suffering; phainomai, "to shine," like the above with the added thought of a resplendent, luminous revelation, as of the Bethlehem star (Mt 2:7); the bringing to light of sin (Ro 7:13, the King James Version). Also phaneroo, "to make manifest," used exclusively of the post-resurrection appearances and second coming of Christ and of the disclosures of the great judgment day. See Col 3:4; 2Co 5:10; Re 3:18 and seven other passages the King James Version.

Dwight M. Pratt

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. 1. Emerge, be in sight, come in sight, be visible, come into view, open to the view, present itself, crop out, show itself, turn up, come upon the stage, see the light, heave in sight (naut.). 2. Open, dawn, break. 3. Arise, occur, offer. 4. Stand in judgment, be present to answer, come into court. 5. Be manifest, be obvious, be open, be known. 6. Seem, look, show, wear the appearance, present the appearance, have the appearance, strike one as being.

Moby Thesaurus

act, act as foil, appear like, approach, arise, arrive, assister, attend, barnstorm, be at, be evident, be noticeable, be present at, be revealed, be seen, be visible, become known, become manifest, become visible, break forth, catch, chance, come, come along, come forth, come forward, come in sight, come into being, come into existence, come on, come out, come to, come to hand, come to light, come up, crop out, crop up, do, draw on, emanate, emerge, emote, emotionalize, enter, fade in, feel, figure, get out, get top billing, glare, go to, happen, have no secrets, heave in sight, issue, issue forth, leak out, look, look forth, look like, look on, loom, loom large, manifest itself, materialize, meet the gaze, mime, occur, open up, out, outcrop, pantomime, patter, peep out, perform, play, play the lead, playact, pop up, present itself, rear its head, register, rise, see, see the light, seem, seem like, seem to be, shine out, shine through, show, show its colors, show its face, show through, show up, sit in, sketch, sound, sound like, speak out, speak up, spring, spring up, stand forth, stand out, stand revealed, star, steal the show, stooge, stream forth, strike the eye, surface, take a stand, take in, transpire, tread the boards, troupe, turn up, upstage, vise, visit, watch, witness