"put in an appearance" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts in an appearance [present, singular, third-person], putting in an appearance [participle, present], put in an appearance [participle, past], put in an appearance [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> in an appearance}} put in an appearance (third-person singular simple present puts in an appearance, present participle putting in an appearance, simple past and past participle put in an appearance)
  1. To attend an event briefly but not stay. Synonyms: make an appearance
    Sense id: en-put_in_an_appearance-en-verb-Dc6PHpoQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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