verb

1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

2. To come before the public.

   "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, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.

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.

5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.

   "He appeared quite happy with the result."

6. To bring into view.