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to appear

to appear

288 2.3
To become available to the public as a book or film
  • verb
  • /əˈpɪr/
translation icon : publicarse
  • At least two reports dealing with the conference did appear as authored by Horst Schtzki.
  • an article appeared
  • first appeared
  • appeared in print

That and his courses also will appear on Open Yale shortly.

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Examples

Synonyms

to publish
vsto appear
3.3

Make a book or article available to the public

focuses on being issued or available rather than the preparation process
to come out
vsto appear
563 3.0

To become available to the public, for example when a book or album is released

is about being issued or made available rather than causing release
to put out
vsto appear
255 3.6

Publish something like a book or magazine for people to buy

refers to becoming available rather than the act of issuing
to bring out
vsto appear
12 2.7

Make a product, book or film available to the public

is about becoming available on its own, not the act of introducing

Antonyms

176 4.8

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

Surface Forms

appear infinitive
appeared past
appeared past participle
appearing present participle
appears third person singular

Etymology

Appear comes from the Latin apparere, which means 'to come into sight'. From this idea of 'coming into view' we say a book or film 'appears' when it is published or released to the public.