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to appear
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
appear
3rd person singular
appears
Present participle
appearing
Past simple
appeared
Past participle
appeared
Examples
With the sun rising over the horizon, the outline of the mountains appeared in the distance.
02
to seem as if someone or something is being or doing a particular thing
Linking Verb: to appear [adj] | to appear to do sth | to appear that
Examples
She appears upset about something, judging by the frown on her face.
03
to take part in a play, TV show, movie, etc.
Intransitive: to appear on a work of entertainment | to appear in a work of entertainment
Examples
The famous actor will appear in the upcoming blockbuster film.
3.1
(of a book, program, article, etc.) to be issued, broadcasted, or published
Intransitive: to appear somewhere | to appear point in time
Examples
The latest edition of the magazine will appear on newsstands next week.
04
to make a public appearance in court to give testimony or evidence
Intransitive: to appear somewhere
Examples
The plaintiff 's lawyer prepared them to appear in court and answer questions from the defense attorney.
Lexical Tree
appearance
appearing
disappear
appear
