verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
act/perform/appear in a play
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She acted in many plays on the London stage.
an article appears in a newspaper/magazine
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A couple of articles appeared in local papers, but nothing else.
appear as a witness
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He appeared as an expert witness at several government enquiries.
appear in a film
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She once appeared in a film with Al Pacino.
appear in a newspaper
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Her photo appeared in all the newspapers.
appear in court
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A man has appeared in court charged with cruelty to animals.
appear in/be in a movie
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She’s also appeared in ten movies.
appear on a programme
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I was invited to appear on a TV programme.
appear on stage
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Recently she has appeared on stage in 'Private Lives'.
appear on/take part in a show (= to be a guest on a show )
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They were trying to persuade Daniel Radcliffe to appear on the show.
appear out of the mist ( also emerge from the mist )
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Suddenly my commanding officer appeared out of the mist.
appear unaware
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Mary's husband appeared quite unaware that he was causing her great embarrassment.
appear/arrive on a scene (= become known )
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He first appeared on the arts scene in the 1960s.
appear/play/speak at a festival (= perform at a festival )
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Sting is scheduled to appear at a festival in Amsterdam next month.
bailed to appear
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Dakers was bailed to appear at Durham Crown Court.
cracks...appear
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The first cracks are beginning to appear in the economic policy.
happen/appear/change overnight
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Reputations are not changed overnight.
sb seems/looks/appears certain to do sth
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For a while the whole project looked certain to fail.
seem/appear enthusiastic
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I wanted to go, but Helen seemed less enthusiastic.
seem/appear nervous
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She seemed nervous at first, but her presentation was good.
seem/appear obvious
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It seems obvious to me that he is guilty.
seem/appear/look likely
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Which candidate seems likely to win?
seem/look/appear shocked
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He glanced at his mother, who looked shocked.
stars appear/come out (= appear in the sky )
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We arrived home just as the stars were coming out.
summoned to appear
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Hugh was summoned to appear before the magistrate.
summonsed to appear
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She has been summonsed to appear in court.
the moon appears
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A brilliant moon appeared over the mountains.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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They also appear slightly more confident and enjoy leading groups, giving speeches and presentations.
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But they also appear on a screen saver that PointCast includes with its software.
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This means that it also appears on any computer printouts that you receive.
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St James also appears on a white charger at Compostela to rout the Moors.
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She also appeared internationally as a cabaret artist and on television.
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The baby also appears to have an interest in the parents.
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But it appears also to exclude the limitations imposed by a solicitor and own client taxation.
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Legalization also appears to have strengthened relationships between amnesty recipients and their relatives living abroad.
■ NOUN
court
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Four people had appeared in court on Monday on the same charge.
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Yesterday the Higgs brothers, McEvoy and Patrick Sigsworth appeared before the court .
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Mr Kissinger refused to appear in court , saying he had a prior engagement.
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Other men will appear in court this month.
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Prosecutors in the current case against Moon have subpoenaed Alexander to appear in court Thursday.
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Read in studio A man has appeared in court accused of causing the death of a pensioner by dangerous driving.
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This obviously defeated the purpose of bail, which is to assure that the defendant will appear in court .
name
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Certainly the name Borrow appears in Parish records as early as 1690.
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My name never appeared on any payroll.
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If counsel settled the pleading for further and better particulars, his name should appear at the end.
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However, the first time the name Pauline Kanchanalak appears in the records is on the date of our fateful lunch.
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His name has appeared on billboards, television and radio stations, computer terminals and a Johns Hopkins research building.
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If your company wishes its name to appear on the cards, this can be arranged.
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The names appear at once, with backgrounds, connections, locations.
television
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I said that I would be happy to appear on any television programme about the valleys initiative at any time.
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None of them appear in television commercials with star players, as Jones does.
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First of all, he appeared on television like he was some kind of game-show berk, not a businessman.
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For example, will a Raider home game appear on local television again this year?
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That was one of the most powerful attractions of appearing on television in the first place.
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When talking heads appear on television , there is nothing to record or document, no change in process.
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She has also appeared in television plays.
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His name has appeared on billboards, television and radio stations, computer terminals and a Johns Hopkins research building.
■ VERB
begin
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The volumes began appearing in their scores and have not stopped.
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Furthermore, it was at that time that Mesopotamian myths began to appear of men created by gods to be their slaves.
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Colourful velvets for the outer case began to appear in the early nineteenth century.
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D., there began to appear on the Roman horizon disturbing signs of cultural decline and moral decay.
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But it was after he'd given her the ring that the cracks had begun to appear in her façade.
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The problem surfaced as annual property tax bills began appearing in mailboxes this week.
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In 1976 and 1977 the first chess-playing microprocessors began to appear .
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We were all rather drunk now, and for some reason the bar began to appear sinister to me.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
play/star/appear etc opposite sb
what should I see but sth/who should appear but sb etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A drop-down menu appeared on the screen, and I clicked 'Format'.
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A face appeared at the window.
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A gray sedan appeared from nowhere in the fast lane.
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A spider appeared from under the sofa.
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All these people seem to have appeared from nowhere.
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An image appeared on the screen.
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At that moment, Kenny appeared in the doorway.
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Hopkins will be appearing as Willie Lomax in next week's production.
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I heard a tap, and Lila's face appeared at the window.
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It's difficult to ask someone their age without appearing rude.
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Just then, Gillian appeared as if from nowhere.
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Karen appeared at my house around 9 o'clock.
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Lauren's name appears at the front of the book.
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Lois was about to knock when a woman appeared from around the side of the house.
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Meeks is scheduled to appear in court February 5.
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My father appeared to be in good health.
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Neil appeared at my house around 9 o'clock.
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Pavarotti will be appearing in a number of concerts over the summer.
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Police said it appeared that John Seidler's death was an accident, but an investigation continues.
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Roger appeared very upset.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At one point Jeffries walked in, trailed by Taiwo, and appeared to hand a card to a student.
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During this initial period it will be necessary to use whatever methods appear appropriate to deal with the patient's distress.
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His current situation would appear quite idyllic once the newspapers hit the doorsteps in the morning.
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On February 9, 1913, a brilliant fireball appeared over Regina, Saskatchewan, heading eastward.
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Resurrection ferns, for instance, lose their color during dry conditions and may even appear to be dead.
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Rules do really appear in accounts concerning the interpretation and justification of action.
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She appeared to be searching for dust, fussing over square micrometers where maybe some of it had landed.
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The boys were well into their training by the time I appeared at the Leander Club on the Sunday morning.