appears
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
An inflected form of appear · third-person singular.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,070 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,600 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
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
appears 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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There can be then, it appears, no final English translation of Homer.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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Aye, you may roar!--but if I sit here till Aurora appears in the east, you won't catch me winking.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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Captain Gibson commanded one of these ships, and Avery appears to have been his mate, in the year 1715.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 1
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It appears by the following that the first form of government, under the King, was accepted by the people in 1686.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1
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Hamp Biscoe, it appears, was a hard working, thrifty farmer, who lived near England, Arkansas, upon a small farm with his family.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1