appear

Etymology
From, , borrowed from (🇨🇬), from , from  + , ultimately from , s-present of.

Verb

 * 1)  To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
 * 2)  To come before the public.
 * 3)  To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
 * 4)  To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
 * 5)  To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
 * 6)  To bring into view.
 * 1)  To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
 * 2)  To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
 * 3)  To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
 * 4)  To bring into view.
 * 1)  To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
 * 2)  To bring into view.
 * 1)  To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
 * 2)  To bring into view.
 * 1)  To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
 * 2)  To bring into view.
 * 1)  To bring into view.
 * 1)  To bring into view.
 * 1)  To bring into view.

Usage notes

 * In the senses be obvious and seem, appear is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
 * Particularly in the senses be obvious, seem, and bring into view, appear is a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs

Synonyms

 * ; see also Thesaurus:appear

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Basque: azaldu, agertu
 * Belarusian: з'яўля́цца, з'яві́цца
 * Bulgarian: появя́вам се, появя́ се, ,
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 出現
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:, , opstå
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: aperi
 * Estonian: ilmuma
 * Ewe: dze
 * Finnish:, tulla näkyviin
 * French: ,
 * Galician: ,
 * Gallurese: apparí
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: ἐπιφαίνομαι
 * Ancient: φαίνω, εἴδομαι
 * Haitian Creole: parèt
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:, birtast
 * Ido:
 * Ingrian: näyttiissä
 * Interlingua: apparer
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin: videor, appareo, compareo,, coorior, , provenio, ,
 * Latvian: parādīties
 * Livonian: nägțõ
 * Macedonian: се појавува, се појави
 * Maltese: deher
 * Maori: whakaaranga, puta, tahakura , kautorohī , whetūrangi , , puta
 * Mari:
 * Eastern Mari: шочаш
 * Mongolian:
 * Ngazidja Comorian: hwoneha, dhwahiri
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: oppstå, dukke opp
 * Old English: ætīewan
 * Persian: پدیدار شدن, ,
 * Polish:, , , , ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Quechua: qispiy
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit: काशते
 * Sardinian:
 * Campidanese: apparriri, apparessiri, cumparriri
 * Logudorese: cumpàrrere, appàrrere
 * Sassarese: apparí
 * Scottish Gaelic: nochd
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman:, , doći
 * Slovak: objaviť, ukázať
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, komma i ljuset, ,
 * Thai:
 * Tok Pisin: kamap
 * Ukrainian:, з'яви́тися, виникати, виникнути
 * Vietnamese: (出現)
 * Walloon:
 * Welsh:


 * Bulgarian: явя́вам се, явя́ се
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:, zijn opwachting maken, haar opwachting maken,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Latin: coorior,, prōveniō
 * Ngazidja Comorian: pvenuha
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: nochd
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: objaviť
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: явя́вам се, явя́ се
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Galician: ,
 * German: ,
 * Latin: compāreō, coorior,, prōveniō
 * Polish: stawić się,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovak: postaviť sa,, prísť
 * Spanish:


 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: ἐπιφαίνομαι
 * Latin: videor,, appāreō, adpāreō, coorior, , provenio
 * Maori: whakaaranga, tahakua ,
 * Old English: ætīewan
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: zdať sa, vyzerať
 * Spanish:
 * Tok Pisin: kamap
 * Ukrainian: ввижатися, видаватися


 * Arabic:, ( يَبْدُو)
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: aspekti
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: φαίνω, εἴδομαι, δοκέω
 * Haitian Creole: sanble, parèt
 * Hebrew: נראה
 * Hindi: दिखना
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:
 * Irish: taibhsigh
 * Japanese:, , ように見える, 思われる
 * Khmer:
 * Lao: ປະກົດ
 * Latin: coorior,, prōveniō, simulō, similō, videor
 * Maori: ngia
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, , semelhar
 * Quechua: rikuriy
 * Romanian:, da impresia
 * Russian: ,
 * Santali: ᱧᱮᱞ
 * Scottish Gaelic: coimhead
 * Slovak: vyzerať
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Urdu: دکھایا


 * Turkish: