SURFACE

[verb]The submarine surfaced (= came to the top of the sea) a few miles off the coast. [I]The new road just needs to be surfaced (= have a layer put on top of it), and then it will be ready for use. [T]If a feeling or information surfaces, it becomes known.Doubts are beginning to surface about whether the right decision has been made.A rumour has surfaced that the company is about to go out of business.(figurative informal) He never surfaces (= gets out of bed) until at least 11.00 a.m. on a Sunday. [I]