"appearing" in the noun sense
1. appearance, appearing, coming into court
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
"appearing" in the verb sense
1. look, appear, seem
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"
2. appear
come into sight or view
"He suddenly appeared at the wedding"
"A new star appeared on the horizon"
3. appear, come out
be issued or published
"Did your latest book appear yet?"
"The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"
4. appear, seem
seem to be true, probable, or apparent
"It seems that he is very gifted"
"It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
5. appear, come along
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"
6. appear
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"
7. appear
present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
"He had to appear in court last month"
"She appeared on several charges of theft"
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