Definition: be issued or published
Usage: Did your latest book appear yet?; The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet
Similar words: materialise, materialize, happen
Definition: come into being; become reality
Usage: Her dream really materialized
Synonyms: appear
Definition: appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
Usage: Gielgud appears briefly in this movie; She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage
Similar words: do, perform, execute
Definition: carry out or perform an action
Usage: John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters; the skater executed a triple pirouette; she did a little dance
Definition: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Usage: 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
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer
Definition: seem to be true, probable, or apparent
Usage: It seems that he is very gifted; It appears that the weather in California is very bad
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer