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}.