appear
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Definitions
Verb
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"
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come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
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be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn''t come out yet"
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seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
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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"
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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"
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present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"
More Specific Terms
basset
beam
break
break through
burst forth
burst out
come across
come on
come out
come through
come to hand
come to light
come to mind
crop out
crop up
cut
emerge
erupt
feel
flash
fulminate
gleam
glint
glisten
glitter
glow
jump
jump out
leap out
lift
loom
make
manifest
occur
outcrop
pass off
peep
pop
pop out
pop up
push through
radiate
reappear
rear
re-emerge
rise
roll in
rush out
sally out
seem
shine
show
show up
sound
spring to mind
stand out
stick out
surface
turn out
turn up
wash up