"appear" | Definition and Related Words

appear

Verb

Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect (synset 202137900)
"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"

is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
subtypes:
- make - appear to begin an activity
- cut - give the appearance or impression of
- feel - produce a certain impression
- pass off - be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity
- sound - appear in a certain way
- come across - be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
- beam, glow, radiate, shine - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine - be shiny, as if wet
- jump, jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out - be highly noticeable
- lift, rear, rise - rise up
- loom - come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
- feel - be felt or perceived in a certain way
same as: look, seem
Come into sight or view (synset 200423043)
"He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
subtypes:
- peep - appear as though from hiding
- erupt - appear on the skin
- manifest - reveal its presence or make an appearance
- wash up - be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
- come to hand, come to light - be revealed or disclosed
- come on, come out, show up, surface, turn up - appear or become visible; make a showing
- emerge - come out into view, as from concealment
- outcrop - appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
- flash - appear briefly
- flash - emit a brief burst of light
- turn out - come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
- basset, crop out - appear at the surface
- burst out, pop out - appear suddenly
- re-emerge, reappear - appear again
- emerge - become known or apparent
- break through, come through - penetrate
- break through, come out, erupt, push through - break out
- roll in - pour or flow in a steady stream
- come to mind, spring to mind - be remembered
- burst forth, leap out, rush out, sally out - jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone)
- break - emerge from the surface of a body of water
- show, show up - be or become visible or noticeable
- crop up, pop, pop up - appear suddenly or unexpectedly
Be issued or published (synset 200426920)
"Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"

is a type of: happen, materialise, materialize - come into being; become reality

same as: come out
Seem to be true, probable, or apparent (synset 202139137)
"It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"

is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

subtypes: seem - appear to one's own mind or opinion

same as: seem
Come into being or existence, or appear on the scene (synset 200426024)
"Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"
subtypes:
- gleam - appear briefly
- fulminate - come on suddenly and intensely
- occur - to be found to exist
same as: come along
Appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc. (synset 201725046)
"Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"

referred to in: dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre - the art of writing and producing plays

is a type of: do, execute, perform - carry out or perform an action
Present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority (synset 202603759)
"He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

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