appear

/əˈpɪər/ verb [I]

Translation

SEEM › to seem to be a particular thing or have a particular quality

gibi gözükmek

He appeared calm and relaxed. She appeared to be crying. [+ (that)] It appears that we were wrong about him.17441907

BE SEEN › to start to be seen

görünmek, gözükmek, gözükmeye başlamak

He suddenly appeared in the doorway. Then a bright light appeared in the sky. → Opposite disappear1084

BECOME AVAILABLE › to start to exist or become available

ortaya çıkmak, var olmaya başlamak

Laptop computers first appeared in the 1990s. The story appeared in all the major newspapers.1824

appear in/at/on, etc › to perform in a film, play, etc, or be seen in public

bir film, oyunda rol almak, toplum içinde gözükmek

She appears briefly in the new Bond film. The Princess hasn't appeared in public since her divorce was announced.1467

(Definition of appear verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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