- (v.i.) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
- (v.i.) To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time.
- (v.i.) 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.
- (v.i.) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
- (v.i.) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court or as a person to be tried.
- (n.) Appearance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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