what does appear mean?
APPEAR as VERB
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- He suddenly appeared at the wedding
- A new star appeared on the horizon
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- come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
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- Then the computer came along and changed our lives
- Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago
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- Did your latest book appear yet?
- The new Woody Allen film hasn”t come out yet
Hypernyms(s) appear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
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- Gielgud appears briefly in this movie
- She appeared in `Hamlet” on the London stage
Hypernyms(s) appear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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- She seems to be sleeping
- This appears to be a very difficult problem
- This project looks fishy
- They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
Hypernyms(s) appear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- seem to be true, probable, or apparent
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- It seems that he is very gifted
- It appears that the weather in California is very bad
Hypernyms(s) appear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
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- He had to appear in court last month
- She appeared on several charges of theft
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