appear

/ə'piə/

Thân thiện

The defendant must appear before the judge at the scheduled time.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To come into sight; to become visible: To move into a position where one can be seen.
   • To seem; to give the impression of being: To be perceived in a particular way, often based on limited evidence.
   • To be published or become available to the public: To be issued or released, as a book, film, or product.
   • To present oneself formally: To attend or be present at a place, especially as required by law or duty.
   • To feature or perform: To take part in a public event, show, or production.
   • To come into existence or begin to be known: To start to exist or become evident.

Examples of Usage

• To come into sight:
  • A ship appeared on the horizon.
  • The sun appeared from behind the clouds.
• To seem:
  • She appears to be very tired.
  • This appears to be the correct answer.
• To be published:
  • His new novel will appear next month.
  • The article appeared in a major newspaper.
• To present oneself formally:
  • He has to appear in court next week.
  • The witness failed to appear.
• To feature or perform:
  • She will appear in a new television series.
  • The actor appeared on stage for the final bow.
• To come into existence:
  • New problems appear every day.
  • The first flowers appeared in early spring.

Advanced Usage

• "It appears that...": Used to state something that seems to be true based on observation.
  • It appears that we have made a mistake.
• "So it would appear": A phrase used to agree that something seems to be the case.
  • "Is the meeting canceled?" "So it would appear."

Variants and Related Words

• Appearance (n): The way that someone or something looks; the act of appearing.
  • His sudden appearance surprised everyone.
  • She cares a lot about her personal appearance.
• Apparent (adj): Clearly visible or understood; seeming real or true, but not necessarily so.
  • The solution was apparent to everyone.
  • Her happiness was only apparent.

Synonyms

• Emerge: To come out into view.
• Seem: To give the impression of being.
• Surface: To rise to the surface; to become apparent.
• Materialize: To appear suddenly or unexpectedly.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Appear for: To represent someone in a legal setting.
  • The lawyer will appear for the defendant.
• Appear before: To present oneself in front of an authority or group.
  • The minister will appear before the committee.

Related Idioms

• Appear out of thin air: To appear suddenly and unexpectedly, as if by magic.
  • He just appeared out of thin air and scared me.
• Appear on the scene: To arrive or become involved in a situation.
  • Everything changed when the new manager appeared on the scene.

Học thuật

Verb

1. present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
   • He had to appear in court last month
   • She appeared on several charges of theft
2. appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
   • Gielgud appears briefly in this movie
   • She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage
3. come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
   • Then the computer came along and changed our lives
   • Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago
4. seem to be true, probable, or apparent
   • It seems that he is very gifted
   • It appears that the weather in California is very bad
5. be issued or published
   • Did your latest book appear yet?
   • The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet
6. come into sight or view
   • He suddenly appeared at the wedding
   • A new star appeared on the horizon
7. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
   • 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• come along
• seem
• come out
• look