appear in WordNet English dictionary

1. come into sight or view
   "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
   appear 
   
2. be issued or published
   "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
   appear  come out 
   
3. come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
   "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"
   appear  come along 
   
4. appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
   "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"
   appear 
   
5. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
   "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
   look  appear  seem 
   
6. seem to be true, probable, or apparent
   "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
   appear  seem 
   
7. present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
   "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"
   appear