- Appear
- Appear Ap*pear", n. Appearance. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]
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Appear
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appear — ap·pear vi 1: to present oneself before a person or body having authority to appear before the officer who is to take the deposition Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 37(d): as a: to present oneself in court as a party to a lawsuit often… … Law dictionary
Appear — Ap*pear , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appeared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appearing}.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce. Cf. {Apparent} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appear — 1 Appear, loom, emerge mean to come out into view. In use, however, they are only rarely interchangeable. Appear is weakest in its implication of a definite physical background or a source; consequently it sometimes means merely to become visible … New Dictionary of Synonyms
appear — (v.) late 13c., to come into view, from stem of O.Fr. aparoir (12c., Mod.Fr. apparoir) appear, come to light, come forth, from L. apparere to appear, come in sight, make an appearance, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + parere to come forth, be… … Etymology dictionary
Appear — For other uses, see Appearance (disambiguation). Appear Networks Systems AB Type Privately held company Industry Computer software … Wikipedia
appear — v. 1) (D; intr.) to appear against; for (she appeared against him in court) 2) (D; intr.) to appear to (she appeared to him in a dream) 3) (E) she appears to be well 4) (L; to) it appears (to me) that they will not come 5) (esp. BE) (S) to appear … Combinatory dictionary
appear — ap|pear W1S1 [əˈpıə US əˈpır] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(seem)¦ 2¦(give impression)¦ 3¦(start to be seen)¦ 4¦(film/tv programme etc)¦ 5¦(book/newspaper etc)¦ 6¦(available/known)¦ 7¦(law court/meeting)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: aparoir,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
appear — verb 1 SEEM (linking verb, not in progressive) a word used especially in formal or written English meaning to seem: appear upset/calm etc: Roger appeared very upset. | The city appeared calm after the previous night s fighting. | appear to be:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
appear */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɪə(r)] / US [əˈpɪr] verb [intransitive, not usually progressive] Word forms appear : present tense I/you/we/they appear he/she/it appears present participle appearing past tense appeared past participle appeared 1) to make other people… … English dictionary
appear — ap|pear [ ə pır ] verb *** ▸ 1 seem ▸ 2 begin to be seen ▸ 3 be on TV etc. ▸ 4 be in court ▸ 5 start to exist ▸ 6 be written/printed 1. ) linking verb to make other people think that you are something or feel something. Appear is a slightly more… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
