/əˈpɪə/
Translation
To come into sight, so that people can suddenly see you.
Word origin
From Old French apareir, from Latin apparere, meaning to come into view.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- apareir
- English cognates
- apparent, appearance
Grammar
Examples
.
It was hidden, and then people could see it.
.
"Appear" often means to arrive without warning.
films .
An actor appears in a film when you can see her in it.
Used in
Grammar articles
(20)Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have and might have
Past simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Present perfect tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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