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appear
[ uh-peer ]
/ əˈpɪər /
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verb (used without object)
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Origin of appear
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ap(p)eren, from Anglo-French, Old French aper-, tonic stem of apare(i)r, apparoir, from Latin appārēre “to be seen, appear,” equivalent to ap-ap-1 + pārēre “to be visible”
synonym study for appear
2. See seem.
OTHER WORDS FROM appear
re·ap·pear, verb (used without object)well-ap·pear·ing, adjectiveWords nearby appear
appassionato, appd., appeal, appealing, appeal play, appear, appearance, appearance money, appear as, appease, appeasement
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British Dictionary definitions for appear
appear
/ (əˈpɪə) /
verb (intr)
Word Origin for appear
C13: from Old French aparoir, from Latin appārēre to become visible, attend upon, from pārēre to appear
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