v. i. To grow or shoot up like a spear; as, upspearing grass. [ R. ] Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Appeared p. pr. & vb. n. Appearing. ] [ OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar&unr_;re to appear + par&unr_;reto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par&unr_;re to produce. Cf. Apparent, Parent, Peer, v. i. ] 1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible. [ 1913 Webster ]

And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear. Gen. i. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

We must all appear before the judgment seat. 2 Cor. v. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

It doth not yet appear what we shall be. 1 John iii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of their vain contest appeared no end. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. [ 1913 Webster ]

They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Matt. vi. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To seem; look. See Seem. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Appearance. [ Obs. ] J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. apparence, L. apparentia, fr. apparere. See Appear. ] 1. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A thing seed; a phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; as, an appearance in the sky. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien. [ 1913 Webster ]

And now am come to see . . .
It thy appearance answer loud report. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl. Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; as, appearances are against him. [ 1913 Webster ]

There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire. Num. ix. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

For man looketh on the outward appearance. 1 Sam. xvi. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

Judge not according to the appearance. John. vii. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; as, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator. [ 1913 Webster ]

Will he now retire,
After appearance, and again prolong
Our expectation? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Probability; likelihood. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

There is that which hath no appearance. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Law) The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction. Burrill. Bouvier. Daniell. [ 1913 Webster ]

To put in an appearance, to be present; to appear in person. --
To save appearances, to preserve a fair outward show. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Coming; arrival; presence; semblance; pretense; air; look; manner; mien; figure; aspect. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who appears. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Apparently. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]