# appear

Pronunciation: say "uh-PEER" US /əˈpɪɹ/, UK /əˈpɪə/

## Verb

1. To seem, or give the impression of being or doing something; also, to seem from the evidence to be the case.
   - Simple: To seem to be something, or to seem true from what you can see or know.
   - _The figures appear accurate, but the auditors will run their own checks._
   - _He appeared to be listening, though his mind was clearly elsewhere._
2. To become visible, or to be present where one can be seen.
   - Simple: To come into view so that people can see it.
   - _The first green shoots appear in the garden by late March._
   - _A ship appeared on the horizon just before sunset._
3. To come before the public, as by performing, being published, or being broadcast.
   - Simple: To be seen in public, for example on TV, on stage, or in a newspaper.
   - _The band will appear at several festivals this summer._
   - _His short stories appeared in literary magazines throughout the 1990s._
4. To come into being, or to be released or put into use for the first time.
   - Simple: To begin to exist, or to be ready for people to get or use for the first time.
   - _When the updated model appeared on the market, it sold out within days._
   - _Problems like these tend to appear whenever a small company grows too quickly._
5. To present oneself before a court or other authority, whether to answer a charge, plead a cause, or act as a party or advocate in a proceeding.
   - Simple: To come before a judge, a court, or another official group to answer questions or take part in a case.
   - _All three defendants must appear before the court on Friday morning._
   - _Her attorney appeared on her behalf at the preliminary hearing._

## Other meanings

- (verb) To bring something into view, making it visible.

## Origin

The word comes from Middle English "apperen," borrowed from Old French "aparoir," from Latin "appāreō" ("I appear"), formed from "ad" ("to") plus "pāreō" ("I come forth, I become visible"). This traces ultimately to the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂- ("protect").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/appear (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).