English Explanatory Dictionary

appear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
  2. To come before the public.
  3. To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
  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.
  5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
  6. To bring into view

Pronunciation

/əˈpɪə/ /əˈpɪɹ/ [əˈpʰɪɹ] en-us-appear.ogg /əˈpiːɹ/

Word forms

appear appears appearing appeared no-table-tags glossary appearest appearedst appeareth appeare appeer appeere

Etymology

From Middle English apperen, aperen, borrowed from Old French aparoir (French apparoir), from Latin appāreō (“to appear”), from ad (“to”) + pāreō (“to come forth, to become visible”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-s- (“watch, see”), s-present of *peh₂- (“protect”).

Synonyms

appear come forth forthcome heave in sight heave in view heave into sight heave into view materialize see the light of day emerge look

Antonyms

disappear vanish

Related words

appearance apparent appearer

Derived words

appearable appearency appearingly appear in the Gazette coappear misappear nonappearin reappear speak of the devil and he shall appear
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