v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' pir
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English apperen, from Anglo-French aparer, aparoir, from Latin appar ē re, from ad- + par ē re to show oneself
Date: 13th century
1 a : to be or come in sight <the sun appear s on the horizon> b : to show up < appear s promptly at eight each day>
2 : to come formally before an authoritative body <must appear in court today>
3 : to have an outward aspect : SEEM < appear s happy enough>
4 : to become evident or manifest <there appear s to be evidence to the contrary>
5 : to come into public view <first appear ed on a television variety show> <the book appear ed in print a few years ago>
6 : to come into existence <hominids appear ed late in the evolutionary chain>