First Known Use: 13th century
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appear
verb ap·pear \ə-ˈpir\
Definition of APPEAR
intransitive verb
1
a : to be or come in sight <the sun appears on the horizon> b : to show up <appears promptly at eight each day>
2
: to come formally before an authoritative body <must appear in court today>
3
: to have an outward aspect : seem <appears happy enough>
4
: to become evident or manifest <there appears to be evidence to the contrary>
5
: to come into public view <first appeared on a television variety show> <the book appeared in print a few years ago>
6
: to come into existence <hominids appeared late in the evolutionary chain>
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Origin of APPEAR
Middle English apperen, from Anglo-French aparer, aparoir, from Latin apparēre, from ad- + parēre to show oneself
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Rhymes with APPEAR
adhere, Aesir, Ajmer, all clear, ambeer, arrear, Asir, Ayrshire, besmear, by ear, Cape Fear, career, cashier, cashmere, Cheshire, chimere, clavier, cohere, compeer, destrier, dog-ear, emir, Empire, endear, ensphere, eyrir, Fafnir, footgear, frontier, gambier, Goodyear, headgear, inhere, Izmir, Kashmir, kefir, killdeer, Landseer, leap year, life peer, light-year, man-year, menhir, midyear, mishear, monsieur, mouse-ear, mule deer, musk deer, nadir, near beer, New Year, off year, out-year, pickeer, portiere, premier, premiere, red deer, redear, rehear, reindeer, revere, revers, Robespierre, roe deer, root beer, santir, severe, Shakespeare, sincere, slick-ear, small beer, spruce beer, steer clear, Tangier, tapir, tin ear, uprear, Vanir, veneer, Vermeer, vizier, voir dire, wheatear, Wiltshire, wind shear, wood ear, worm gear, Ymir, Yorkshire, zaire, Zaire
APPEARING Defined for Kids
appear
verb ap·pear \ə-ˈpir\
ap·pearedap·pear·ing
Definition of APPEAR for Kids
1
: to come into sight <Stars appeared in the sky.>
2
: to present oneself <appear in court>
3
: seem 1 <The runner in the lead appears to be tired.>
4
: to come before the public <The book appeared last year.>
5
: to come into existence <The first dinosaurs appeared around 215 million years ago.>
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