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appear

(/@/'p/i/r )

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect(verb.perception)

Example:
This appears to be a very difficult problem.
They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time.

Synonym:
look, seem

source: wordnet30
come into sight or view(verb.change)

Example:
He suddenly appeared at the wedding.
A new star appeared on the horizon.

Antonym:
disappear, go away, vanish

source: wordnet30
be issued or published(verb.change)

Example:
Did your latest book appear yet?.

Synonym:
come out

source: wordnet30
seem to be true, probable, or apparent(verb.perception)

Example:
It appears that the weather in California is very bad.

Synonym:
seem

source: wordnet30
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene(verb.change)

Example:
Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago.

Synonym:
come along
Antonym:
disappear, vanish

source: wordnet30
appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.(verb.creation)

Example:
Gielgud appears briefly in this movie.
She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage.

source: wordnet30
present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority(verb.social)

Example:
He had to appear in court last month.
She appeared on several charges of theft.

source: wordnet30
To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.(verb)

source: webster1913

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