Appear
verb
To come into sight, to be seen.
Suddenly, a wild deer appeared.
Often appears as...
- suddenly appear
- appear out of nowhere
verb
To start to be seen or understood.
A pattern appears to be emerging from the data.
Often appears as...
- appear to be
- appear to have
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To be published or broadcast.
Her book appeared last year.
Often appears as...
- appear in print
- appear on television
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To arrive, especially at a place where you are expected.
John didn't appear at the meeting.
Often appears as...
- appear at the meeting
- appear on the scene
verb
In law, to present oneself formally in court or as a party to a case.
Her lawyer will appear on her behalf.
Often appears as...
- appear in court
- appear before the judge
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
verb
To come into sight, to be seen.
Suddenly, a wild deer appeared.
Often appears as...
- suddenly appear
- appear out of nowhere
verb
To start to be seen or understood.
A pattern appears to be emerging from the data.
Often appears as...
- appear to be
- appear to have
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To be published or broadcast.
Her book appeared last year.
Often appears as...
- appear in print
- appear on television
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To arrive, especially at a place where you are expected.
John didn't appear at the meeting.
Often appears as...
- appear at the meeting
- appear on the scene
verb
In law, to present oneself formally in court or as a party to a case.
Her lawyer will appear on her behalf.
Often appears as...
- appear in court
- appear before the judge
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Unexpected Sightings
Use when something or someone appears suddenly, without warning.
As we watched the magician, a dove appeared from his sleeve.
Pro Tip 2/2Dramatic Reveals
Ideal for describing dramatic or surprising entrances in storytelling.
The curtains drew back and the performer appeared on stage.
Pro Tip 1/2Unexpected Sightings
Use when something or someone appears suddenly, without warning.
As we watched the magician, a dove appeared from his sleeve.
Pro Tip 2/2Dramatic Reveals
Ideal for describing dramatic or surprising entrances in storytelling.
The curtains drew back and the performer appeared on stage.
Pro Tip 1/2Unexpected Sightings
Use when something or someone appears suddenly, without warning.
As we watched the magician, a dove appeared from his sleeve.
Pro Tip 2/2Dramatic Reveals
Ideal for describing dramatic or surprising entrances in storytelling.
The curtains drew back and the performer appeared on stage.
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The world’s most...
Other than that, we know little more than what we can see. The letters are varied in style and height. Some are borrowed from other scripts, but many are unique. The taller letters have been named gallows characters. The manuscript is highly decorated throughout with scroll-like embellishments. It appears to be written by two or more hands,
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and only then will we be able to send our rover to the right places where we can sample those rocks that may be telling us something really important about who we are, or, if not, maybe telling us that somewhere, independently, life has appeared on another planet. So to do that, it's easy.
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
Wishing to be represented in the paintings they financed, these merchants preferred middle class subjects depicted in spaces that looked like their own homes surrounded by familiar objects. The maps that appear in Vermeer's paintings, for example, were considered fashionable and worldly
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The complex geometry of...
We can follow the same steps to create sixfold patterns by drawing construction lines over a circle divided into six parts, and then tessellating it, we can make something like this. Here's another sixfold pattern that has appeared across the centuries and all over the Islamic world,
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The benefits of good...
which encourage you to look downward. Many studies suggest that, on average, posture is getting worse. So what does good posture look like? When you look at the spine from the front or the back, all 33 vertebrae should appear stacked in a straight line.
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A message from the next...
may appear small but every inspiration from around me encourages me to do something creative and feel very happy and energized thanks to being encouraged I wrote and published a book called Simran's diary which is about a girl
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Questions No One Knows...
Maybe all the action takes place inside the mysterious recently discovered dark matter, or dark energy, that appear to account for most of the universe's mass. Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale.
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Jealousy Bites PIPE Brain...
with their phones and other lifeless objects but what do you think will happen when their owners start showering attention on what appears to be a new best friend say hello to noodles
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Polar Bear vs Walrus PIPE...
He tests the barrier, but it stands firm. It appears that the world's largest land carnivore has met his match.
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Frog Defends Eggs From...
but these tadpoles are not as helpless as they might appear
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The world’s most...
Other than that, we know little more than what we can see. The letters are varied in style and height. Some are borrowed from other scripts, but many are unique. The taller letters have been named gallows characters. The manuscript is highly decorated throughout with scroll-like embellishments. It appears to be written by two or more hands,
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and only then will we be able to send our rover to the right places where we can sample those rocks that may be telling us something really important about who we are, or, if not, maybe telling us that somewhere, independently, life has appeared on another planet. So to do that, it's easy.
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
Wishing to be represented in the paintings they financed, these merchants preferred middle class subjects depicted in spaces that looked like their own homes surrounded by familiar objects. The maps that appear in Vermeer's paintings, for example, were considered fashionable and worldly
Video examples
The complex geometry of...
We can follow the same steps to create sixfold patterns by drawing construction lines over a circle divided into six parts, and then tessellating it, we can make something like this. Here's another sixfold pattern that has appeared across the centuries and all over the Islamic world,
Video examples
The benefits of good...
which encourage you to look downward. Many studies suggest that, on average, posture is getting worse. So what does good posture look like? When you look at the spine from the front or the back, all 33 vertebrae should appear stacked in a straight line.
Video examples
A message from the next...
may appear small but every inspiration from around me encourages me to do something creative and feel very happy and energized thanks to being encouraged I wrote and published a book called Simran's diary which is about a girl
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Maybe all the action takes place inside the mysterious recently discovered dark matter, or dark energy, that appear to account for most of the universe's mass. Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale.
Video examples
Jealousy Bites PIPE Brain...
with their phones and other lifeless objects but what do you think will happen when their owners start showering attention on what appears to be a new best friend say hello to noodles
Video examples
Polar Bear vs Walrus PIPE...
He tests the barrier, but it stands firm. It appears that the world's largest land carnivore has met his match.
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Frog Defends Eggs From...
but these tadpoles are not as helpless as they might appear
Example 1 of 10
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask, 'why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden,' and they abandon their values.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
The entire lower world was created in the likeness of the higher world. All that exists in the higher world appears like an image in this lower world; yet all this is but One.
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Fawad Khan
Pakistani Actor
I want to play around with my looks. It's very boring to appear the same in all your films. Then people are looking not at the character but at the actor.
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Yolanda Adams
American Musician
It's not just about getting a song on the radio or appearing on television. It really is about helping people change their lives one day at a time.
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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
It's funny, we appear as robots from another world, but what we do, what the robots create, is really human after all.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
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Julius Erving
American Athlete
I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.
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Shirley Knight
American Actress
I just let the character speak to me and things appear.
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Denis Norden
English Writer
Everyone who appears in a scene gets paid.
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Robert Motherwell
American Artist
Wherever art appears, life disappears.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask, 'why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden,' and they abandon their values.
Quote examples
Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
The entire lower world was created in the likeness of the higher world. All that exists in the higher world appears like an image in this lower world; yet all this is but One.
Quote examples
Fawad Khan
Pakistani Actor
I want to play around with my looks. It's very boring to appear the same in all your films. Then people are looking not at the character but at the actor.
Quote examples
Yolanda Adams
American Musician
It's not just about getting a song on the radio or appearing on television. It really is about helping people change their lives one day at a time.
Quote examples
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
It's funny, we appear as robots from another world, but what we do, what the robots create, is really human after all.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
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Julius Erving
American Athlete
I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.
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Shirley Knight
American Actress
I just let the character speak to me and things appear.
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Denis Norden
English Writer
Everyone who appears in a scene gets paid.
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Robert Motherwell
American Artist
Wherever art appears, life disappears.
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