appear Význam & definícia

Význam appear v slovenčine

• 0 to start to be seen or to be present:

  • He suddenly appeared in the doorway.

  • We'd been in the house a month when dark stains started appearing on the wall.

  • His name appears in the film credits for lighting.

  • Both women will be appearing before magistrates later this week.

• 1 to seem:

  • You've got to appear (to be) calm in an interview even if you're terrified underneath.

  • To people who don't know him he probably appears (to be) rather unfriendly.

  • Things aren't always what they appear to be.

  • [ + to infinitive ] She appears to actually like the man, which I find incredible.

  • There appears to be some mistake.

  • [ + (that) ] It appears (that) she left the party alone.

  • It appears to me (that) (= I think that) we need to make some changes.

  • formal It would appear (that) (= it seems that) nobody on board the aircraft actually had a licence to fly it.

  • [ + adv/prep ] It appears as if/as though I was wrong.

  • Everything was not as it appeared - secret deals had been done.

  • I know how it must appear, but it's not really as bad as it looks.

  • "Has he left?" "It appears not/so."

  • [ after so ] "I think we're late." "So it appears."

• 2 to perform publicly in a play, film, or show:

  • She will be appearing in the latest adaptation of "Bleak House".

  • She appears briefly in the new Bond film.

• 3 to start to exist or become available:

  • I've noticed that smaller cars are starting to appear (= be produced or sold) again.

  • The film, currently showing in the States, will be appearing on our screens (= we will be able to see it) later this year.

• 4 to arrive:

  • If she hasn't appeared by ten o'clock I'm going without her.

• 5 to become noticeable or to be present:

  • At this point the ferry boat suddenly appeared.

  • Her picture appeared on the front page of the newspaper.

  • We have to appear in court next week.

  • The interview with the president will appear next Sunday.

• 6 to seem:

  • [ L ] The governor appeared confident of victory on the eve of the election.

  • [ + (that) clause ] It appears (that) she had asked someone to drive her home from the party.

  • [ + to infinitive ] There appears to be some mistake.

• 7 to perform publicly in a play, movie, dance, or other similar event:

  • He is currently appearing in two movies.