appear — to come into sight; to become visible
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to come into sight; to become visible
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈpɪr/
Korean meaning: 나타나다, 보이다
Korean pronunciation: 어**피**어
Example Sentences
- My homework appears to have eaten my dog.
- Opportunities appear when you least expect them.
- The magician made a rabbit appear from his hat.
appear
VERB//əˈpɪr//
to come into sight; to become visible
💡 Concept
A shy deer appears at the forest edge, surprising the morning hikers.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/əˈpɪr/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈpɪə(r)/
🌳Etymology
Prefixap--
Rootpear
Origin
From Old French 'apparoir' and Latin 'apparēre', meaning 'to come into view or become visible'. The Latin root combines 'ad-' (to) and 'parēre' (to come forth, be visible).
🎵Rhyme
cleardearfearnearyear
clear
dear
fear
near
year
🔗Collocations
appear suddenly
appear in court
appear on TV
appear to be
it appears that
appear out of nowhere
appear confident
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My homework appears to have eaten my dog.”
“Opportunities appear when you least expect them.”
“The magician made a rabbit appear from his hat.”
😄 Fun example
“My bank account balance appears to be playing hide and seek.”
“Stars appear in the sky when darkness falls.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
emergeshow upsurfacemanifestmaterialize
Antonyms
disappearvanishhide
Related
apparentappearancedisappearreappear
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