[ap.pear] vi [ME apperen, fr. OF aparoir, fr. L apparere, fr. ad- + parere to show oneself] (13c) 1 a: to be or come in sight "the sun ~s on the horizon" b: to show up "~s promptly at eight each day"
2: to come formally before an authoritative body "must ~ in court today"
3: to have an outward aspect: seem "~s happy enough"
4: to become evident or manifest "there ~s to be evidence to the contrary"
5: to come into public view "first ~ed on a television variety show" "the book ~ed in print a few years ago"
6: to come into existence "hominids ~ed late in the evolutionary chain"