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appear

Dictionary definition · appear

verb

  1. give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect"She seems to be sleeping"
  2. come into sight or view"He suddenly appeared at the wedding"
  3. be issued or published"Did your latest book appear yet?"
  4. (of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent"It seems that he is very gifted"
  5. come into being or existence, or appear on the scene"Then the computer came along and changed our lives"
  6. appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc."Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"
  7. present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority"He had to appear in court last month"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).