appear (
http://definr.com/appear)
v 1: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;
"She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very
difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They
appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a
long time" [syn:
look,
seem]
2: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the
wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" [ant:
disappear]
3: be issued or published, as of news in a paper, a book, or a
movie; "Did your latest book appear yet?" "The new Woody
Allen film hasn't come out yet" [syn:
come out]
4: seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is
very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California
is very bad" [syn:
seem]
5: come into being or existence, or appear on the scene: "Then
the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo
sapiens appeared millions of years ago" [syn:
come along]
[ant:
vanish]
6: appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.;
"Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in
`Hamlet' on the London stage"
7: present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority;
"He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on
several charges of theft"