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According to WordNet, the verb "appear" has 4 sense(s).
200422090 come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" (entry from SUMO termFormat and documentation) .
201721169 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" (entry from SUMO termFormat and documentation) .
200425967 be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" (entry from SUMO termFormat and documentation) .
200425071 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" (entry from SUMO termFormat and documentation) .
