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appear

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English

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Alternative forms

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appeare,appeer,appeere(obsolete)

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishapperen,aperen, borrowed fromOld Frenchaparoir (Frenchapparoir), fromLatinappāreō(“I appear”), fromad(“to”) +pāreō(“I come forth, I become visible”), ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*peh₂-s-(“watch, see”), s-present of*peh₂-(“protect”).

Pronunciation

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(Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key): /əˈpɪə/
(General American)IPA^(key): /əˈpɪɹ/,[əˈpʰɪɹ]
- Audio(US): (file)
(Scotland)IPA^(key): /əˈpiːɹ/
Rhymes:-ɪə(ɹ)

Verb

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appear (third-person singular simple presentappears,present participleappearing,simple past and past participleappeared)

(intransitive) Tocome or bein sight; to bein view; tobecomevisible.
- 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,Genesis 1:9:
  And God[…]said, Let[…]the dry landappear.
- 2012 March-April,Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, inAmerican Scientist, volume100, number 2, page146:
  There were also particles no one had predicted that justappeared. Five of them […, i]n order of increasing modernity, […] are the neutrino, the pi meson, the antiproton, the quark and the Higgs boson.
(intransitive) Tocome before thepublic.
A great writerappeared at that time.
- 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e.,Emma Orczy], “The Affair at the Novelty Theatre”, inThe Case of Miss Elliott, London:T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published1905,→OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909,OCLC 11192831, quoted inThe Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia:Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
  Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes,appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels.
(intransitive) Tostand inpresence of someauthority,tribunal, orsuperior person, toanswer acharge,plead acause, etc.; topresent oneself as aparty oradvocate before acourt, or as a person to betried.
- 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,2 Corinthians 5:10:
  We must allappear before the judgment seat.
- 1849–1861,Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XII, inThe History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume(please specify |volume=I to V), London:Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans,→OCLC:
  One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared toappear.
(intransitive) To become visible to theapprehension of themind; to beknown as asubject ofobservation orcomprehension, or as a thingproved; to beobvious ormanifest.
- 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,1 John 3:2:
  It doth not yetappear what we shall be.
- 1667,John Milton, “Book IX”, inParadise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […];[a]nd by Robert Boulter […];[a]nd Matthias Walker, […],→OCLC; republished asParadise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […],1873,→OCLC:
  Of their vain contestappeared no end.
- 1963,Margery Allingham, chapter 18, inThe China Governess: A Mystery, London:Chatto & Windus,→OCLC:
  ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear ofappearing in the newspapers?
- 2013 July-August,Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, inAmerican Scientist:
  Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effectsappears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene,[…].
(intransitive, copulative) Toseem; to have acertainsemblance; tolook.
Heappeared quite happy with the result.
- 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,Matthew 6:16:
  They disfigure their faces, that they mayappear unto men to fast.
- 1963,Margery Allingham, chapter 5, inThe China Governess: A Mystery, London:Chatto & Windus,→OCLC:
  Mr. Campionappeared suitably impressed and she warmed to him. He was very easy to talk to with those long clown lines in his pale face, a natural goon, born rather too early she suspected.
(transitive) Tobring intoview.
- c.1603–1604 (date written),William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act III, scene i]:
  [Angelo] is yet a devil / His filth within being cast, he wouldappear / A pond as deep as hell.

Usage notes

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In the sensesbe obvious andseem,appear is acatenative verb that takes theto infinitive. SeeAppendix:English catenative verbs
Particularly in the sensesbe obvious,seem, andbring into view,appear is astative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. SeeCategory:English stative verbs

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofappear
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to)appear

1st-person singular	appear	appeared
2nd-person singular	appear,appearest^†	appeared,appearedst^†
3rd-person singular	appears,appeareth^†	appeared
plural	appear	appeared

subjunctive	appear	appeared

imperative	appear	—

participles	appearing	appeared

^†Archaic orobsolete.

Synonyms

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(to become visible):emerge; see alsoThesaurus:appear
(to seem):look

Antonyms

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(antonym(s) of“to become visible”):disappear,vanish

to appear, to seem—seelook

to appear—seeseem

to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible

Albanian :duket (sq)
Arabic:ظَهَرَ (ar)(ẓahara)
Armenian:հայտնվել (hy)(haytnvel)
Basque:azaldu,agertu
Belarusian:з'яўля́цца impf(zʺjawljácca),з'яві́цца pf(zʺjavícca)
Bulgarian:появя́вам се impf(pojavjávam se),появя́ се pf(pojavjá se),пока́звам се (bg) impf(pokázvam se),пока́жа се (bg) pf(pokáža se)
Catalan:aparèixer (ca),sortir (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese:出現 /出现(ceot¹ jin⁶)
Mandarin:出現 /出现 (zh)(chūxiàn)
Czech:objevovat se (cs) impf,objevit se (cs) pf
Danish:forekomme (da),synes (da),opstå
Dutch:verschijnen (nl)
Esperanto:aperi
Estonian:ilmuma
Ewe:dze
Finnish:ilmestyä (fi),tulla näkyviin
French:apparaître (fr),paraître (fr)
Galician:aparecer (gl),asomar (gl)
Gallurese:apparí
Georgian:please add this translation if you can
German:erscheinen (de),auftauchen (de)
Greek:εμφανίζομαι (el)(emfanízomai)
Ancient Greek:ἐπιφαίνομαι(epiphaínomai)
Ancient:φαίνομαι(phaínomai),εἴδομαι(eídomai)
Haitian Creole:parèt
Hebrew:הופיע (he)(hofía)
Hungarian:feltűnik (hu),megjelenik (hu)
Icelandic:birta (is),birtast
Ido:aparar (io)
Ingrian:näyttiissä
Interlingua:apparer
Italian:apparire (it)
Japanese:現れる (ja)(あらわれる, arawareru)
Khmer:ដួច (km)(duəc),លេច (km)(lɨc)
Korean:나타나다 (ko)(natanada)
Latin:videor,appareo,compareo,pareo (la),coorior,orior (la),provenio,prodeo (la),exsisto (la)
Latvian:parādīties
Livonian:nägțõ
Macedonian:се појавува impf(se pojavuva),се појави pf(se pojavi)
Maltese:deher
Maori:whakaaranga(as in a dream),puta,tahakura(as in a dream),kautorohī(unexpectedly),whetūrangi(as a star or planet above the horizon),poke (mi)(of a ghost or spirit),puta
Mari:
Eastern Mari:шочаш(šočaš)
Mongolian:please add this translation if you can
Ngazidja Comorian:hwoneha,udhwahiri
Norwegian:
Bokmål:oppstå,dukke opp
Old English:ætīewan
Persian:پدیدار شدن(padidâr šodan),ظاهر شدن (fa)(zâher šodan),نمایادن
Polish:zjawiać się (pl) impf,zjawić się (pl) pf,pojawiać się (pl) impf,pojawić się (pl) pf,ukazywać się (pl) impf,ukazać się (pl) pf
Portuguese:aparecer (pt),surgir (pt)
Quechua:qispiy
Romanian:apărea (ro)
Russian:появля́ться (ru) impf(pojavljátʹsja),появи́ться (ru) pf(pojavítʹsja)
Sanskrit:काशते(kāśate)
Sardinian:
Campidanese:apparriri,apparessiri,cumparriri
Logudorese:cumpàrrere,appàrrere
Sassarese:apparí
Scottish Gaelic:nochd
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman:pojaviti se (sh) pf,ukazati se (sh) pf,doći na vidjelo pf
Slovak:objaviť sa pf,ukázať sa pf
Spanish:aparecer (es),figurar (es),aparir (es)
Swedish:framträda (sv),komma i ljuset,komma i dagen (sv),dyka upp (sv)
Thai:ปรากฏ (th)(bpraa-gòt)
Tok Pisin:kamap
Ukrainian:з'явля́тися (uk) impf(zʺjavljátysja),з'яви́тися pf(zʺjavýtysja),виникати impf(vynykaty),виникнути pf(vynyknuty)
Vietnamese:xuất hiện (vi) (出現)
Walloon:aparexhe (wa)
Welsh:ymddangos (cy)

to come before the public

Bulgarian:явя́вам се impf(javjávam se),явя́ се pf(javjá se)
Chinese:
Mandarin:露面 (zh)(lòumiàn)
Czech:objevovat se (cs) impf,objevit se (cs) pf
Dutch:verschijnen (nl),zijn opwachting maken,haar opwachting maken,optreden (nl)
Finnish:ilmestyä (fi)
French:apparaître (fr)
Galician:aparecer (gl)
German:erscheinen (de),auftauchen (de)
Hebrew:הופיע (he)(hofía)
Latin:coorior,orior (la),prōveniō
Ngazidja Comorian:upvenuha
Portuguese:aparecer (pt),surgir (pt)
Russian:явля́ться (ru) impf(javljátʹsja),яви́ться (ru) pf(javítʹsja),представа́ть (ru) impf(predstavátʹ),предста́ть (ru) pf(predstátʹ)
Scottish Gaelic:nochd
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman:nastupiti (sh) pf
Slovak:objaviť sa pf
Spanish:aparecer (es)
Swedish:framträda (sv)

to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like

Bulgarian:явя́вам се impf(javjávam se),явя́ се pf(javjá se)
Chinese:
Mandarin:出庭 (zh)(chūtíng)
Dutch:verschijnen (nl)
Finnish:ilmestyä (fi),näyttäytyä (fi)
Galician:comparecer (gl),aparecer (gl)(archaic)
German:erscheinen (de),auftreten (de)
Latin:compāreō,coorior,orior (la),prōveniō
Polish:stawić się impf,stanąć (pl) pf
Portuguese:comparecer (pt)
Russian:явля́ться (ru) impf(javljátʹsja),яви́ться (ru) pf(javítʹsja),представа́ть (ru) impf(predstavátʹ),предста́ть (ru) pf(predstátʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:istupiti (sh)
Slovak:postaviť sa,stáť (sk),prísť
Spanish:comparecer (es)

to become visible to the apprehension of the mind

Czech:objevit se (cs)
Dutch:blijken (nl)
Finnish:ilmestyä (fi),näyttää (fi)(possibly in conditional)
German:erscheinen (de),einleuchten (de)
Greek:
Ancient Greek:ἐπιφαίνομαι(epiphaínomai)
Latin:videor,pāreō (la),appāreō,adpāreō,coorior,orior (la),provenio
Maori:whakaaranga,tahakua(to appear in a dream/as a dream),poke (mi)(as a spirit or ghost)
Old English:ætīewan
Persian:آشکارادن
Portuguese:parecer (pt)
Russian:ви́деться (ru) impf(vídetʹsja),приви́деться (ru) pf(privídetʹsja)
Slovak:zdať sa,vyzerať
Spanish:aparecer (es)
Tok Pisin:kamap
Ukrainian:ввижатися(vvyžatysja),видаватися(vydavatysja)

to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look

Arabic:ظَهَرَ (ar)(ẓahara),بَدَا (ar)(badā) ((present tense:)يَبْدُو(yabdū))
Catalan:semblar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin:好像 (zh)(hǎoxiàng),顯得 /显得 (zh)(xiǎnde)
Czech:vypadat (cs)
Dutch:lijken (nl)
Esperanto:aspekti
Finnish:näyttää (fi),vaikuttaa (fi)
French:sembler (fr),paraître (fr)
German:erscheinen (de),aussehen (de)
Gothic:𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽(gaumjan)
Greek:φαίνομαι (el)(faínomai)
Ancient:φαίνομαι(phaínomai),εἴδομαι(eídomai),δοκέω(dokéō)
Haitian Creole:sanble,parèt
Hebrew:נראה(nir'á)
Hindi:दिखना(dikhnā)
Hungarian:látszik (hu),tűnik (hu)
Ido:aspektar (io)
Irish:taibhsigh
Japanese:...らしい (ja)(...rashii),...そう (ja)(...-sō),...ように見える(...yō ni mieru),思われる(おもわれる, omowareru)
Khmer:please add this translation if you can
Lao:ປະກົດ(pa kot)
Latin:coorior,orior (la),prōveniō,simulō,similō,videor
Maori:ngia
Polish:zdawać się (pl)
Portuguese:parecer (pt),aparentar (pt),semelhar
Quechua:rikuriy
Romanian:părea (ro),da impresia
Russian:каза́ться (ru) impf(kazátʹsja),показа́ться (ru) pf(pokazátʹsja)
Santali:ᱧᱮᱞ(ñel)
Scottish Gaelic:coimhead
Slovak:vyzerať
Spanish:parecer (es)
Swedish:se ut (sv)
Urdu:دکھایا(dikhānā)

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