appear

To appear is to be visible or show up. You can use this word when talking about your perception of things whether that perception is accurate or not:

• Bob appears to be angry. (This is an opinion based on observation.)
• Sara appears to be concerned about something. What’s the matter?
• The rabbit in our backyard appears to have found a mate. (But that observation could be incorrect.)

We also use the word "appear" when people go to an event or go to a place.

• The guests who appeared at the wedding brought wedding gifts.
• Thousands of people suddenly appeared on the country’s boarder hungry and tired after fleeing from the conflict.
• Brittany Spears is appearing on stage tonight in Las Vegas.
• The rock group, Wilco, will be appearing in our city next week.
• What time will the band appear?

Use the word "appear" when noticing changes for an account or on the internet:

• My check has not yet appeared in my account. (This sentence is in the present perfect tense.)
• Charges to the credit card won’t appear until tomorrow.
• The website doesn’t fully appear on a mobile device. It’s better to view it on a desktop computer.

When "appear" is used as a noun it becomes appearance.

• A very famous singer is going to make an appearance at a local shopping mall.
• When is she going to make an appearance?
• The president doesn’t like to make public appearances because he is so disliked by the citizenry.
• Due to an illness, the performer canceled all of her appearances for the month of November.
• The man hard a hard time finding a job because of his appearance.
• Tom spends a lot of time working on his appearance before he goes anywhere.
• Ophelia is very conscious of her appearance.

A magician can make things appear and disappear.

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November 18, 2017