verb
1.
to become visible
the sun appeared from behind a cloud
Synonyms: emerge, loom, show
Related Word: arrive, come; arise, emanate, issue, materialize, outcrop, rise, spring
Idioms: come in sight, come into view, meet ( or strike) the eye, show one's face
Contrasted words: go, leave; depart, retire, withdraw
Antonyms: disappear, vanish
2.
Synonyms: seem , look, sound
Idioms: give an appearance of, strike one as