appear

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to come into sight or view

   I suddenly appeared at the wedding.

2. 2
   verb

   to come into being or existence

   The cop suddenly appeared on the crime scene.

3. 3
   verb

   to be issued or published

   Did your latest book appear yet?

4. 4
   verb

   to show up as a character on stage, a play, or other similar media

   Gielgud appears briefly in this movie.

5. 5
   verb

   to give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

   They appeared to be in a bad mood.

6. 6
   verb

   to seem to be true, probable, or apparent

   That answer appears to be reasonable.

7. 7
   verb

   to present oneself formally, as before an authority

   I had to appear in court last month.

8. 8
   verb

   To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

   And God[…]said, Let[…]the dry land appear.

Etymology

From Middle English apperen, aperen, borrowed from Old French aparoir (French apparoir), from Latin appāreō (“to appear”), from ad (“to”) + pāreō (“to come forth, to become visible”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-s- (“watch, see”), s-present of *peh₂- (“protect”).