transcription, транскрипция: [ əpɪərəns ]
( appearances)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
It was the president’s second public appearance to date...
Keegan made 68 appearances in two seasons for Southampton, scoring 37 times.
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft supp N
2.
Someone’s or something’s appearance is the way that they look.
She used to be so fussy about her appearance...
N-SING : with supp
3.
The appearance of someone or something in a place is their arrival there, especially when it is unexpected.
The sudden appearance of a few bags of rice could start a riot.
N-SING : with supp , oft N of n
4.
The appearance of something new is its coming into existence or use.
Fears are growing of a cholera outbreak following the appearance of a number of cases in the city.
N-SING : with supp , oft N of n
5.
If something has the appearance of a quality, it seems to have that quality.
We tried to meet both children’s needs without the appearance of favoritism or unfairness...
N-SING : with supp
6.
If something is true to all appearances , from all appearances , or by all appearances , it seems from what you observe or know about it that it is true.
He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man.
PHRASE : PHR with cl / group
7.
If you keep up appearances , you try to behave and dress in a way that people expect of you, even if you can no longer afford it.
His parents’ obsession with keeping up appearances haunted his childhood.
PHRASE : V inflects
8.
If you put in an appearance at an event, you go to it for a short time although you may not really want to, but do not stay.
= show your face
PHRASE : V inflects