noun appearance.
2. appear ·vi to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
3. appear ·vi to come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time.
4. appear ·vi to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
5. appear ·vi to become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
6. appear ·vi to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.