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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Appear \Ap*pear"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Appeared; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Appearing.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F.
     apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to
     be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce.
     Cf. Apparent, Parent, Peer, v. i.]
     1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
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              And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear.
                                                    --Gen. i. 9.
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     2. To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at
        that time.
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     3. To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or
        superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the
        like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before
        a court, or as a person to be tried.
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              We must all appear before the judgment seat.
                                                    --[hand] Cor.
                                                    v. 10.
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              One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to
              appear.                               --Macaulay.
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     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.
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              It doth not yet appear what we shall be. --1 John
                                                    iii. 2.
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              Of their vain contest appeared no end. --Milton.
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     5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
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              They disfigure their faces, that they may appear
              unto men to fast.                     --Matt. vi.
                                                    16.
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     Syn: To seem; look. See Seem.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Appear \Ap*pear"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Appeared; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Appearing.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F.
     apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to
     be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce.
     Cf. Apparent, Parent, Peer, v. i.]
     1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
  
              And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear.
                                                    --Gen. i. 9.
  
     2. To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at
        that time.
  
     3. To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or
        superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the
        like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before
        a court, or as a person to be tried.
  
              We must all appear before the judgment seat.
                                                    --[hand] Cor.
                                                    v. 10.
  
              One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to
              appear.                               --Macaulay.
  
     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.
  
              It doth not yet appear what we shall be. --1 John
                                                    iii. 2.
  
              Of their vain contest appeared no end. --Milton.
  
     5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
  
              They disfigure their faces, that they may appear
              unto men to fast.                     --Matt. vi.
                                                    16.
  
     Syn: To seem; look. See Seem.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  appearing
       n : formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in
           an action [syn: appearance, coming into court]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  appearing
     n.
     appearance; act of coming into view
     vb.
     (present participle of en appear nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  appearing
     n.
     appearance; act of coming into view
     vb.
     (present participle of en appear nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  appearing
     n.
     appearance; act of coming into view
     vb.
     (present participle of en appear nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  appearing
     n.
     appearance; act of coming into view
     vb.
     (present participle of en appear nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  appearing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a ppear ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  appearing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en appear ordform=prespart)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Appearing /ɐpˈiəɹɪŋ/
  الظّهور

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  appearing /ɐpˈiəɹɪŋ/
  objevování se