appear — ap·pear vi 1: to present oneself before a person or body having authority to appear before the officer who is to take the deposition Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 37(d): as a: to present oneself in court as a party to a lawsuit often… … Law dictionary
Appear — Ap*pear , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appeared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appearing}.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce. Cf. {Apparent} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Appear — Ap*pear , n. Appearance. [Obs.] J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pear — Pyrus redirects here. For other uses, see Pyrus (disambiguation). For other uses, see Pear (disambiguation). Pears European Pear branch with fruit Scientific classification … Wikipedia
pear — pearlike, adj. /pair/, n. 1. the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family. 2. the tree itself. [bef. 1000; ME pe(e)re, OE peru < LL pira, fem. sing. use of pl … Universalium
appear — ap|pear W1S1 [əˈpıə US əˈpır] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(seem)¦ 2¦(give impression)¦ 3¦(start to be seen)¦ 4¦(film/tv programme etc)¦ 5¦(book/newspaper etc)¦ 6¦(available/known)¦ 7¦(law court/meeting)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: aparoir,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
appear — ap|pear [ ə pır ] verb *** ▸ 1 seem ▸ 2 begin to be seen ▸ 3 be on TV etc. ▸ 4 be in court ▸ 5 start to exist ▸ 6 be written/printed 1. ) linking verb to make other people think that you are something or feel something. Appear is a slightly more… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
appear — /euh pear /, v.i. 1. to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway. 2. to have the appearance of being; seem; look: to appear wise. 3. to be obvious or easily perceived; be clear or made clear by evidence: It appears… … Universalium
appear — /əˈpɪə / (say uh pear) verb (copular) 1. to have an appearance; seem; look: to appear wise. –verb (i) 2. to come into sight; become visible: a cloud appeared on the horizon. 3. to be obvious; be clear or made clear by evidence: it eventually… …
appear — ap•pear [[t]əˈpɪər[/t]] v. i. 1) to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway[/ex] 2) to have the appearance of being: to appear wise[/ex] 3) to be obvious or easily perceived: It appears you are right[/ex] 4) to… … From formal English to slang
appear — ap·pear || É™ pɪə v. come into view; seem … English contemporary dictionary
