Appear

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Appearance.

II. Appear ·vi To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

III. Appear ·vi To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time.

IV. Appear ·vi To Seem; to have a certain semblance; to Look.

V. Appear ·vi 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.

VI. Appear ·vi 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.