Collocations for "appear"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "appear" in context.
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appear
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- appear out of [nowhere, thin air]
- appear [suddenly, without warning]
- appear and disappear
- [it, there] appeared before them
- (suddenly) there appeared (before us)
- appear in the [registry, phone book, database]
- appear more [frequently, attractive, likely] than
- the [comment, message, window] will appear
- appeared [at the door, on my doorstep]
- appear [in court, at trial, before the judge]
- appearing [on TV, in a movie, in a video, on stage]
- the [footage, movie, clip, interview] appeared online
- appear and [testify, plead]
- appear on [his, your client's] behalf
- appear to [be, cause, influence, obstruct]
- appear to be [true, false, valid, guilty, innocent]
- there don't appear to be [any, enough]
- appear to [support, offer, testify]
- appear to [work, function]
- it appears to me that
- at first, it appeared (that)
- is more than he appears
'appear' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anywhere
- assured
- before
- comprehend
- crack
- culprit
- decline
- discrepancy
- fashion
- first
- judge
- lightning
- movie
- negative
- obscure
- offensive
- politician
- preposterous
- prompt
- pushy
- rarely
- realistic
- reality
- show
- significant
- similar
- stubble
- summon
- summons
- television
- viable
- whose
- would