to appear

Examples

• All

• The jewel appears to be a protective housing for something inside, something powerful.

  Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

• That patient appears to be a pregnant lady.

  Good Mythical Morning

• Actually, it does appear to be our fault.

  Molly Burke

• And OK, this appears to be going OK so far.

• The more you say, the more common you appear and the less in control.

• And indeed, the answer appears to be yes, it can.

  Andrew Huberman

• I am not what I appear to be.

  Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)

• Neither the PA nor the government of Israel appears to want any part in running Gaza.

  Academic text (2015)

• It appears he wants justice, Sir.

  Broken City (2013)

• The consumer credit industry, in contrast, does not appear to have one central, bankruptcy-specific, professional organization.

  Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

L

to look

vsto appear

∞ 1.0

To seem to be a certain way to others

is a general impression not limited to visual cues

S

to seem

vsto appear

∞ 1.0

To give the idea of being or doing something without being certain

is a general impression that may not be true

C

to come across as

vsto appear

65 3.7

To seem to other people in a particular way

is about giving an impression not only how others see it

Antonyms

C

to conceal

282 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

How Certain

to prove

∞ 3.1

to confirm

∞ 1.8

to turn out

∞ 3.4

to suspect

925 3.6

to appear

∞ 2.0

to speculate

254 4.8

Surface Forms

Etymology