Ap-pēar'1, v. i.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. APPEARED; p. pr. & vb. n. APPEARING.] [Fr. apparoir, O. Fr. apperer, Pr. apperer, It. apparere and apparire, Lat. apparere, to appear, from ad and parere, to come forth, to be visible.]
Sense 1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to be visible.
And God said, Let the dry land appear. Gen. i. 9.
Sense 2. To stand in presence of some superior, as parties or advocates before a court, or as persons to be tried. The defendant, being called, did not appear.
We must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ. 2 Cor. v. 10.
Sense 3. 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.
It doth not yet appear what we shall be. 1 John iii. 2.
Of their vain contest appeared no end. Milton.
Sense 4. To seem, in opposition to reality.
They disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. Matt. vi. 16.
Synonyms—To seem. See SEEM.