Hypertext Webster Gateway: "appear"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Appear \Ap*pear"\, n.
Appearance. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
appear
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}, {seem}]
2: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the
wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" [ant: {disappear}]
3: be issued or published, as of news in a paper, a book, or a
movie; "Did your latest book appear yet?" "The new Woody
Allen film hasn't come out yet" [syn: {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: {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: {come along}]
[ant: {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"
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