Nearby Words
verb (used without object)
1.
to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
2.
to have the appearance of being; seem; look: to appear wise.
3.
to be obvious or easily perceived; be clear or made clear by evidence: It appears to me that you are right.
4.
to come or be placed before the public; be published: Her biography appeared last year.
5.
EXPANDto perform publicly, as in a play, dance, etc.: He appeared as the king in the play.
6.
to attend or be present, especially to arrive late or stay but a short time: He appeared at the party but left quickly.
7.
to come into being; be created, invented, or developed: Speech appears in the child's first or second year.
8.
COLLAPSELaw. to come formally, especially as a party or counsel, to a proceeding before a tribunal, authority, etc.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English ap(p)eren < Anglo-French, Old French aper-, tonic stem of apare(i)r, apparoir < Latin appārēre be seen, appear, equivalent to ap- ap1 + pārēre be visible
1250–1300; Middle English ap(p)eren < Anglo-French, Old French aper-, tonic stem of apare(i)r, apparoir < Latin appārēre be seen, appear, equivalent to ap- ap1 + pārēre be visible
Related forms
re·ap·pear, verb (used without object)
well-ap·pear·ing, adjective
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Appears
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
appear
mid-13c., from O.Fr. aparoir (12c.) "appear, come to light, come forth," from L. apparere "to appear," from ad- "to" + perere "to come forth, be visible."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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