English verb: appear | |||
1. | appear (perception) give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | They appear to move | ||
Synonyms | look, seem | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beam, come across, cut, feel, feel, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, jump, jump out, leap out, lift, loom, make, pass off, radiate, rear, rise, shine, shine, sound, stand out, stick out | ||
2. | appear (change) come into sight or view | ||
Samples | He suddenly appeared at the wedding. A new star appeared on the horizon. | ||
Examples | The moon will soon appear | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | basset, break, break through, break through, burst forth, burst out, come on, come out, come out, come through, come to hand, come to light, come to mind, crop out, crop up, emerge, emerge, erupt, erupt, flash, flash, leap out, manifest, outcrop, peep, pop, pop out, pop up, push through, re-emerge, reappear, roll in, rush out, sally out, show, show up, show up, spring to mind, surface, turn out, turn up, wash up | ||
Antonyms | disappear, vanish, go away | ||
3. | appear (change) be issued or published | ||
Samples | Did your latest book appear yet?. The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet. | ||
Synonyms | come out | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | happen, materialise, materialize | ||
4. | appear (perception) seem to be true, probable, or apparent | ||
Samples | It seems that he is very gifted. It appears that the weather in California is very bad. | ||
Synonyms | seem | ||
Pattern of use | It ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | seem | ||
5. | appear (change) come into being or existence, or appear on the scene | ||
Samples | Then the computer came along and changed our lives. Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago. | ||
Synonyms | come along | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fulminate, gleam, occur | ||
Antonyms | disappear, vanish | ||
6. | appear (creation) appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc. | ||
Samples | Gielgud appears briefly in this movie. She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do, execute, perform | ||
Domain category | dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre | ||
7. | appear (social) present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority | ||
Samples | He had to appear in court last month. She appeared on several charges of theft. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||