A2verb · transitive · frequent

appear

appear · appears · appeared · appearing

з'явитися, з'являтися, виникнути, виникати

являться, явиться, предстать, появляться

erscheinen, auftauchen, auftreten, aussehen

To come or be in sightTo come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

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UK/əˈpɪə/US/əˈpɪɹ/

» He appeared on TV last night.

Er war gestern Abend im Fernsehen.

Его вчера вечером показывали по телевизору.

Учора ввечорі його показували по телевізору.

Meaning

6 senses

(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
(intransitive)To come before the public.
A great writer appeared at that time.
erscheinen, auftauchen
явля́тьсяjavljátʹsja, яви́тьсяjavítʹsja, представа́тьpredstavátʹ
(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
(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
(copulative, intransitive)To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
He appeared quite happy with the result.
erscheinen, aussehen
каза́тьсяkazátʹsja, показа́тьсяpokazátʹsja
(transitive)To bring into view

Examples

1465 sentences

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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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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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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Tom appears to be quite upset.
Том виглядає досить засмученим.
deTom scheint ganz aufgebracht zu sein.
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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 form	appear · to appear
3rd person singular	appears
Present participle	appearing
Past simple	appeared
Past participle	appeared

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	appear
he, she, it	appears

Past simpleLesson

all persons

appeared

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have appeared
he, she, it	has appeared

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will appear

Synonyms

14 synonyms

to become visible:emergeB1

to seem:lookA1

materializeC2 come forth forthcome heave in sight heave in view see the light of dayheave into sightheave into view

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:look seem