appear
verb/əˈpɪə(r)/
/əˈpɪr/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they appear | /əˈpɪə(r)/ /əˈpɪr/ |
| he / she / it appears | /əˈpɪəz/ /əˈpɪrz/ |
| past simple appeared | /əˈpɪəd/ /əˈpɪrd/ |
| past participle appeared | /əˈpɪəd/ /əˈpɪrd/ |
| -ing form appearing | /əˈpɪərɪŋ/ /əˈpɪrɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to start to be seen
- Three days later a rash appeared.
- Symptoms usually start appearing within two to three days.
- + adv./prep. A cat suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
- Smoke appeared on the horizon.
- A bus appeared around the corner.
- Posters for the gig appeared all over town.
- New shoots are just appearing at the base of the plant.
Extra Examples- The door burst open and John appeared.
- Her dead mother appeared to her in a dream.
- A police officer appeared as if from nowhere and ordered us to halt.
- A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- The file appeared on my desk yesterday.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- from nowhere
- magically
- …
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- [intransitive] to begin to exist or be known or used for the first time
- Scientists are unsure when the virus first appeared.
- + adv./prep. His work began to appear on the scene in the 1960s.
- When did mammals appear on the earth?
- This problem first appeared in the inner cities.
Extra Examples- Modern contact lenses first appeared in the 1940s.
- Some exciting new products have recently appeared on the market.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- from nowhere
- magically
- …
- linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses) to give the impression of being or doing something synonym seem
- + adj. She didn't appear at all surprised at the news.
- Everything appeared normal at first.
- it appears + adj. It now appears likely that the school will be closed down.
- It appears unlikely that interest rates will fall further.
- + noun He appears a perfectly normal person.
- appear to do something The couple appeared to have nothing in common.
- The video appears to show a car driving through the wall of a house.
- She appeared to be in her late thirties.
- They appeared not to know what was happening.
- There appears to have been a mistake.
- it appears (that)… It appears that there has been a mistake.
- It would appear that this was a major problem.
- appear as if… The sunset made it appear as if the sea was made of gold.
Language Bank perhapsperhapsMaking an opinion sound less definite- Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps the best-known example of this.
- Cybercrime is possibly the biggest threat faced by businesses today.
- Cybercrime has probably always been part of the internet from its beginning, but it has evolved enormously.
- It seems that the more personal data organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen.
- The risks posed by cybercrime to many organizations' operations and profits appear to be growing .
- It seems clear that introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft.
- It could be argued that the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier.
- It is possible that the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases.
- It may be that it is impossible to protect yourself completely against identity theft, but you have to be as vigilant as possible.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to be published or broadcast
- His new book will be appearing in the spring.
- It was too late to prevent the story from appearing in the national media.
- These allegations appear in a forthcoming documentary.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to take part in a film, play, television programme, etc.
- He has appeared in over 60 movies.
- She regularly appears on TV.
- She is currently appearing as Juliet at the Liverpool Playhouse.
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatreb2- He appears briefly in the movie as a waiter.
- The Senator has appeared frequently on this show.
- She rarely appears in public.
- Next month he will be appearing as Jefferson in a new play on Broadway.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- currently
- frequently
- occasionally
- …
- at
- appear on television
- [intransitive] to arrive at a place
- By ten o'clock Lee still hadn't appeared.
- + adv./prep. A man appeared at the door and asked to see her.
Extra Examples- A bit later Jill appeared and came over to join them.
- Michael appeared a few moments later.
- He looked worried when he appeared in my office at half past two.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to be written or mentioned somewhere
- Your name will appear at the front of the book.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to be present in court in order to give evidence or answer a charge
- A man will appear in court today charged with the murder.
- She is expected to appear at Dumfries Sheriff Court on Monday.
- She appeared on six charges of theft.
- They will appear before magistrates tomorrow.
- He has been asked to appear as a witness for the defence.
- They had all appeared before the court several times.
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- at
- appear before a court
- appear before a judge
- appear before a magistrate
- …
- [intransitive] appear for/on behalf of somebody to act as somebody’s lawyer in court
- James Gilbert is the lawyer appearing for the defendant.
be seen
begin to exist
look/seem
of book, article, programme, etc.
in film/play
arrive
be written/mentioned
in court
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French apareir, from Latin apparere, from ad- ‘towards’ + parere ‘come into view’.
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