· formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

Synonym(s): appearance, coming_into_court

Hypernym(s): attendance, attending

· give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "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"

Synonym(s): look, seem

Hypernym(s): be

· come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

Antonym(s): disappear

· be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"

Synonym(s): come_out

Hypernym(s): happen, materialize, materialise

· seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"

Synonym(s): seem

Hypernym(s): be

· come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"

Synonym(s): come_along

Antonym(s): disappear

· appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"

Hypernym(s): perform, execute, do

· present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"