"appear" meaning in English

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      "form": "appeared",
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      "form": "appearing",
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        {
          "text": "At first glance, this would appear to be true."
        },
        {
          "text": "The problems appear likely to continue."
        },
        {
          "text": "School size and class size do not appear to be important factors affecting progress on test scores."
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        "If something appears a certain way, it looks or seems that way."
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          "word": "look"
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          "word": "seem"
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          "word": "disappear"
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        {
          "text": "She was studying when her mother appeared in the doorway."
        },
        {
          "text": "Suddenly, out of nowhere, Lars appeared next to her."
        }
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        "If something appears, it comes into sight."
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      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "show"
        },
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          "word": "happen"
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          "word": "begin"
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        {
          "text": "He has appeared in over 100 movies."
        },
        {
          "text": "The word appears nowhere in this book."
        },
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          "text": "His articles have appeared in the New York Times."
        }
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        "If something appears in a book, movie, TV program, etc., it is in it."
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "act"
        },
        {
          "word": "publish"
        }
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      "ipa": "/əˈpɪə/",
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          "text": "At first glance, this would appear to be true."
        },
        {
          "text": "The problems appear likely to continue."
        },
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          "text": "School size and class size do not appear to be important factors affecting progress on test scores."
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        {
          "text": "She was studying when her mother appeared in the doorway."
        },
        {
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          "word": "show"
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        }
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          "text": "He has appeared in over 100 movies."
        },
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        },
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          "text": "His articles have appeared in the New York Times."
        }
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        "If something appears in a book, movie, TV program, etc., it is in it."
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        {
          "word": "act"
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        {
          "word": "publish"
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