Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Appear

Appear ({not transcribed}) , intransitive verb

[Old English apperen, aperen, Old French aparoir, French apparoir, from Latin apparēre to appear + parēreto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as parēre to produce. Compare Apparent, Parent, Peer, v. i.]

1.
To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
And God... said, Let... the dry land appear. — Gen. i. 9
2.
To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time.
3.
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.
We must all appear before the judgment seat. — 2 Cor. v. 10
One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear. — Macaulay
4.
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.
It doth not yet appear what we shall be. — 1 John iii. 2
Of their vain contest appeared no end. — Milton
5.
To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. — Matt. vi. 16

Appear , noun

Appearance. [Obsolete] — J. Fletcher