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Appear

/əˈpiːɹ/

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

📖 Definitions of "Appear"

verb

1
To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
2
To come before the public.
"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, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
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.

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lookverb	To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
seemverb	(copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
come outverb	(intransitive) To be discovered; to be revealed.
come alongverb	(intransitive, followed by "with") To accompany.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
vanishverb	(intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
disappearverb	(intransitive) To vanish.
go awayverb	To depart or leave a place.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
seemverb	(copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
come alongverb	(intransitive, followed by "with") To accompany.
lookverb	To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
come outverb	(intransitive) To be discovered; to be revealed.
appearancenoun	The way something looks; personal presence
developverb	(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
occurverb	(intransitive) To happen or take place.
emergeverb	(intransitive) To come into view.
showverb	(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
manifestverb	Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
attendverb	Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
happenverb	(intransitive) To occur or take place.
bringverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
demonstrateverb	(transitive) To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
indicateverb	(transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
findverb	(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
comeverb	To move toward the speaker.
featureverb	An important or main item.
showingnoun	An occasion when something is shown.
proveverb	(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.