appear

CEFRA2

/əˈpɪə/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To become visible or come into view.

  2. 02

    verb

    To seem or look a certain way.

Examples

  • I waited for an hour, but he didn't appear.

  • The king will appear in person tomorrow evening.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈpiːɹ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To come before the public.

  2. 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.

  3. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

More examples

In context

  • A great writer appeared at that time.

  • He appeared quite happy with the result.

  • And God[…]said, Let[…]the dry land appear.

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Origin

verb

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”).