Appear - Definition

v 1: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;
"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" [syn: look, appear, seem]
2: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the
wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" [ant:
disappear, go away, vanish]
3: be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?";
"The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" [syn:
appear, come out]
4: seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is
very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is
very bad" [syn: appear, seem]
5: come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then
the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens
appeared millions of years ago" [syn: appear, come along]
[ant: disappear, vanish]
6: appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.;
"Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in
`Hamlet' on the London stage"
7: present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority;
"He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on
several charges of theft"