APPEAR


Meaning of APPEAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈpir ]

intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English apperen, from Anglo-French aparer, aparoir, from Latin apparēre, from ad- + parēre 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.