Ap*pear" , n. Appearance. [Obs.]
J. Fletcher.
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, Parent,
Peer, v. i.] 1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land
appear.
Gen. i. 9.
2. To come before the public; as, a
great writer appeared
at that time.
3. To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's
self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
We
must all appear before the judgment seat.
&fist; Cor. v. 10.
One ruffian
escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear.
Macaulay.
4. 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.
5. To seem; to have
a certain semblance; to look.
They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.
Matt. vi.
16.
Syn. -- To seem; look.
See Seem.
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