APPEAR


Meaning of APPEAR in English

verb

1 come into sight/existence

ADVERB

▪ suddenly

A man suddenly ~ed in the doorway.

▪ from nowhere , magically

A police officer ~ed as if from nowhere and ordered us to halt.

▪ first , initially , originally

Modern contact lenses first ~ed in the 1940s.

▪ usually

Symptoms usually ~ within two to three days.

▪ recently

Some exciting new products have recently ~ed on the market.

2 perform/be seen in public

ADVERB

▪ currently

▪ frequently , occasionally , often

The Senator has ~ed frequently on this show.

▪ rarely

She rarely ~s in public.

▪ briefly

He ~s briefly in the movie as a waiter.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

She is currently ~ing at the Playhouse.

PHRASES

▪ ~ on television

She regularly ~s on television.

3 in court

PREPOSITION

▪ at ( BrE )

He will ~ at Manchester Crown Court next week.

PHRASES

▪ ~ before a court , ~ before a judge , ~ before a magistrate

The man will ~ before magistrates later today.

▪ ~ in court

A man has ~ed in court charged with the murder of seven women.

Appear is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ ad , ↑ advert , ↑ advertisement , ↑ article , ↑ bloom , ↑ book , ↑ bruise , ↑ bud , ↑ commercial , ↑ crack , ↑ doubt , ↑ edition , ↑ exhibition , ↑ face , ↑ flaw , ↑ flower , ↑ frown , ↑ gap , ↑ ghost , ↑ glint , ↑ grin , ↑ illustration , ↑ leaf , ↑ letter , ↑ line , ↑ message , ↑ moon , ↑ name , ↑ notice , ↑ photograph , ↑ poster , ↑ rash , ↑ reflection , ↑ report , ↑ review , ↑ shape , ↑ shoot , ↑ sign , ↑ split , ↑ star , ↑ sun , ↑ sweat , ↑ symptom , ↑ tear , ↑ work , ↑ wrinkle

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .