appear

verbB1 · Intermediate

To become seen, to show up.

Meanings of «appear»

1 · verb

to become seen, to show up

A rainbow appeared in the sky after the storm.

2 · verb

to seem or give the impression of being something

She appears very confident during her presentations.

Similar: seem lookcome across as

Translation

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«appear» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

to come into view

appearbecome visible; the usual wordA rainbow appeared in the sky.

emergecome out from a hidden or closed placeThe sun emerged from behind the clouds.

surfacecome up to the top; become knownA fish surfaced near the boat.

give the impression of being

seemthe usual wordYou seem tired today.

appearformalseems so from what is known or seenHe appears to be asleep.

lookseems so from how it looks to the eyesThat cake looks delicious.

Word family

appear B1 · verbappearance B1 · noundisappear A2 · verbdisappearance B2 · nounreappear B2 · verb

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