Meaning

6 senses
  1. (intransitive)To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

    erscheinen, auftauchen

    появля́тьсяpojavljátʹsja, появи́тьсяpojavítʹsja

    з'явля́тисяzʺjavljátysja, з'яви́тисяzʺjavýtysja, виникатиvynykaty

    come into sight or view

  2. (intransitive)To come before the public.

    A great writer appeared at that time.

    erscheinen, auftauchen

    явля́тьсяjavljátʹsja, яви́тьсяjavítʹsja, представа́тьpredstavátʹ

  3. (intransitive)To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.

    erscheinen, auftreten

    явля́тьсяjavljátʹsja, яви́тьсяjavítʹsja, представа́тьpredstavátʹ

    present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority

  4. (intransitive)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.

    erscheinen, einleuchten

    ви́детьсяvídetʹsja, приви́детьсяprivídetʹsja

    ввижатисяvvyžatysja, видаватисяvydavatysja

  5. (copulative, intransitive)To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.

    He appeared quite happy with the result.

    erscheinen, aussehen

    каза́тьсяkazátʹsja, показа́тьсяpokazátʹsja

  6. (transitive)To bring into view

Examples

1465 sentences
  1. He appeared on TV last night.

    Учора ввечорі його показували по телевізору.

    ruЕго вчера вечером показывали по телевизору.

    deEr war gestern Abend im Fernsehen.

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  2. She appears to have many friends.

    У неї, здається, багато друзів.

    ruПохоже, у неё много друзей.

    deSie scheint viele Freunde zu haben.

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  3. She didn't appear to recognize me.

    Вона мене, здається, не впізнала.

    ruКажется, она не узнала меня.

    deSie schien mich nicht wiederzuerkennen.

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  4. Tom appears to be quite upset.

    Том виглядає досить засмученим.

    deTom scheint ganz aufgebracht zu sein.

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  5. It appears we have a problem.

    У нас, здається, проблема.

    ruПо-видимому, у нас проблема.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible:
to become visible to the apprehension of the mind:
Русский
By meaning 4
to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible:
to come before the public:
to become visible to the apprehension of the mind:
to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible:
to stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like:
to become visible to the apprehension of the mind:
to seem; to have a certain semblance; to look:

Origin

From Middle English apperen, aperen, borrowed from Old French aparoir (French apparoir), f

From Middle English apperen, aperen, borrowed from Old French aparoir (French apparoir), from Latin appāreō (“to appear”), from ad (“to”) + pāreō (“to come forth, to become visible”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-s- (“watch, see”), s-present of *peh₂- (“protect”).

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Forms

appears, appearing, appeared, appeared
Base formappear · to appear
3rd person singularappears
Present participleappearing
Past simpleappeared
Past participleappeared

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyappear
he, she, itappears

Past simpleLesson

all personsappeared

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave appeared
he, she, ithas appeared

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill appear

Synonyms

14 synonyms
to become visible:emergeB1
to seem:lookA1
Close in meaning
  • come into being or existence, or appear on the scene:come along
  • be issued or published:come out
  • (of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent:seem
  • give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect:lookseem

Antonyms

2 antonyms
to become visible:disappearA2vanishB2

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • appears to be
  • doesn't appear to
  • appears to have
  • appear in court
  • appeared on television
  • appearing on tv
  • appeared from behind
  • appeared on the
  • to appear in
  • suddenly appeared
  • appear in the
  • be appearing on

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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