INDEX:
1. to start to be seen
RELATED WORDS
opposite
↑ DISAPPEAR
to seem to be something : ↑ SEEM
to start to exist : ↑ START
when the sun appears in the morning : ↑ UP (8)
to arrive unexpectedly : ↑ ARRIVE
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1. to start to be seen
▷ appear /əˈpɪəʳ/ [intransitive verb]
to start to be seen or to suddenly be seen :
▪ A face appeared at the window.
appear from
▪ The manager suddenly appeared from his office.
appear from behind/under etc
▪ A spider appeared from under the sofa.
▪ Lois was about to knock when a woman appeared from around the side of the house.
appear out of nowhere
suddenly appear
▪ The dog appeared out of nowhere and began running alongside me.
appearance [uncountable noun]
appear of
▪ The sudden appearance of several reporters at the hospital caused a lot of confusion.
▷ become visible /bɪˌkʌm ˈvɪzə̇b ə l/ [verb phrase]
to gradually start to be able to be seen - use this when you just start to see something, especially when it looks very small and difficult to see :
▪ We had been on the boat for several hours when I noticed the coastline slowly becoming visible.
▪ As the fog became thinner, the edges of buildings slowly became visible.
▷ come into view/come into sight /ˌkʌm ɪntə ˈvjuː, ˌkʌm ɪntə ˈsaɪt/ [verb phrase]
if something comes into view/sight, you can see it as you get closer to it or it gets closer to you - use this about things that are far away :
▪ As the station came into sight, the train began to slow down.
▪ Astronomers say that over the next few weeks the comet will be coming into view.
▷ come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
if the sun, the moon, or a star comes out, it appears in the sky :
▪ The moon came out from behind a cloud.
▪ As the sky grew darker, the stars came out one by one.
▷ emerge /ɪˈmɜːʳdʒ/ [intransitive verb] especially written
to come out from a room, building or other enclosed space and start to be seen :
emerge from
▪ Baxter emerged from the building and walked across the parking lot to a waiting car.
▪ Brian, emerging from the bathroom, heard his wife speaking to someone at the front door.
▪ At the airport, people stood behind a metal fence waiting for passengers to emerge from customs.
▷ loom/loom up /luːm, ˌluːm ˈʌp/ [intransitive verb]
if a large person or thing looms or looms up, they suddenly appear in a way that makes you feel nervous or frightened, especially in a situation in which you cannot see clearly :
▪ As we rounded the curve, the mountain loomed up in front of us.
▪ They were walking through the alley when a man suddenly loomed out of the shadows.
▷ reappear /ˌriːəˈpɪəʳ/ [intransitive verb]
to appear again after a short time of not being there or not being able to be seen :
▪ Baines went back inside and reappeared a few moments later carrying an umbrella.
reappearance [uncountable noun]
▪ Her sudden reappearance startled me.