appear

  • 11appear — v. 1) (D; intr.) to appear against; for (she appeared against him in court) 2) (D; intr.) to appear to (she appeared to him in a dream) 3) (E) she appears to be well 4) (L; to) it appears (to me) that they will not come 5) (esp. BE) (S) to appear …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12appear — ap|pear W1S1 [əˈpıə US əˈpır] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(seem)¦ 2¦(give impression)¦ 3¦(start to be seen)¦ 4¦(film/tv programme etc)¦ 5¦(book/newspaper etc)¦ 6¦(available/known)¦ 7¦(law court/meeting)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: aparoir,… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13appear — verb 1 SEEM (linking verb, not in progressive) a word used especially in formal or written English meaning to seem: appear upset/calm etc: Roger appeared very upset. | The city appeared calm after the previous night s fighting. | appear to be:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14appear */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɪə(r)] / US [əˈpɪr] verb [intransitive, not usually progressive] Word forms appear : present tense I/you/we/they appear he/she/it appears present participle appearing past tense appeared past participle appeared 1) to make other people… …

    English dictionary

  • 15appear — ap|pear [ ə pır ] verb *** ▸ 1 seem ▸ 2 begin to be seen ▸ 3 be on TV etc. ▸ 4 be in court ▸ 5 start to exist ▸ 6 be written/printed 1. ) linking verb to make other people think that you are something or feel something. Appear is a slightly more… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16appear — verb 1 come into sight/existence ADVERB ▪ suddenly ▪ A man suddenly appeared in the doorway. ▪ from nowhere, magically ▪ A police officer appeared as if from nowhere and ordered us to halt …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 17appear — [[t]əpɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦ appears, appearing, appeared 1) V LINK: no cont (vagueness) If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.… …

    English dictionary

  • 18appear — 01. Watching too much television [appears] to have a negative effect on children s education. 02. I was thinking of my friend Jack when suddenly he [appeared] on the street in front of me. 03. The magician made a rabbit disappear from its cage,… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 19appear — verb 1) a cloud of dust appeared on the horizon Syn: become visible, come into view, come into sight, materialize, pop up Ant: vanish 2) fundamental differences were beginning to appear Syn: be revealed …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 20appear*/*/*/ — [əˈpɪə] verb 1) [linking verb] to make other people think that you are something, or that you feel something Matt appears unaffected by all the media attention.[/ex] There appears to be very little we can do about the problem.[/ex] It appears… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English