appear
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
How often you will meet it
Rank 985 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,565 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect also: look, seem She seems to be sleepingThis appears to be a very difficult problem
- come into sight or view He suddenly appeared at the weddingA new star appeared on the horizon
- be issued or published also: come out Did your latest book appear yet?The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet
- seem to be true, probable, or apparent also: seem It seems that he is very giftedIt appears that the weather in California is very bad
- come into being or existence, or appear on the scene also: come along Then the computer came along and changed our livesHomo sapiens appeared millions of years ago
- appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc. Gielgud appears briefly in this movieShe appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage
appear in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He felt that it would make him appear more important.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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Hordes of men of all ages, in startling clothes, appear in all quarters.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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However, my condition was better than I thought it to be, as will soon appear.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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I don’t know why I put it in the conditional, however, for I never doubted that Frome would appear.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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We have often been asked how we contrive to put together every week the delightful paragraphs which appear in this column.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1