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Appear

verb

(past & past part. appeared; pres. part. appearing)

Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect. Synonyms: look, seem. "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"

Come into sight or view. "A new star appeared on the horizon"

Be issued or published. Synonym: come out. "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"

Seem to be true, probable, or apparent. Synonym: seem. "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"

Come into being or existence, or appear on the scene. Synonym: come along. "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"

Appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.. "She appeared in 'Hamlet' on the London stage"

Present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority. "She appeared on several charges of theft"

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... in fact, the first objection that arose in my mind. But then I answered it triumphantly by the fact that age is not a matter to be decided by the certificate of baptism, but that we are just as old as we appear to be. Now, thanks to an exceptionally sober and peaceful life, of which forty years were spent in the country, to an iron constitution, and to the extreme care I have always taken of my health, I possess a—what shall I say?—a ...

— The Clique of Gold • Emile Gaboriau

... sentimental was this intercourse that it was much argued whether the affections were created for the sake of ink, or ink for the sake of the affections. Thus it continued for many years, and the fruits thereof are written in the volumes of family papers, which daily appear, are prized as "materials for the historian," and consigned, as the case may be, to posterity or oblivion. All this has now passed away. Mr. Rowland Hill is entitled to the credit, not only of introducing stamps, but also of ...

— The Bed-Book of Happiness • Harold Begbie

... did not like to see me treat the matter so lightly; but I said it was best to treat it so, for there was nothing serious about it. This morning I sent the sorrowful facts of this day's irremediable disaster to the Associated Press. Will both appear in this evening's papers?—the one so blithe, the other ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... whatever appear to have been made against Mr. Heines, according to the record book; but Peter seemed filled with great delight at the prospects ahead, as well as with the success that had attended his efforts thus far ...

— The Underground Railroad • William Still

... every day with her betrothed, however, and while with him exerted herself to appear interested and entertained, and grateful for his ...

— His Heart's Queen • Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

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