Collocations for appear - verb
1. come into sight/existence
ADVERB
suddenly
A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
from nowhere,
magically
A police officer appeared as if from nowhere and ordered us to halt.
A police officer appeared as if from nowhere and ordered us to halt.
first,
initially,
originally
Modern contact lenses first appeared in the 1940s.
Modern contact lenses first appeared in the 1940s.
usually
Symptoms usually appear within two to three days.
Symptoms usually appear within two to three days.
recently
Some exciting new products have recently appeared on the market.
Some exciting new products have recently appeared on the market.
2. perform/be seen in public
ADVERB
currently
frequently, occasionally, often
The Senator has appeared frequently on this show.
frequently, occasionally, often
The Senator has appeared frequently on this show.
rarely
She rarely appears in public.
She rarely appears in public.
briefly
He appears briefly in the movie as a waiter.
He appears briefly in the movie as a waiter.
3. in court
PHRASES
appear before a court,
appear before a judge,
appear before a magistrate
The man will appear before magistrates later today.
The man will appear before magistrates later today.
appear in court
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of seven women.
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of seven women.
Appear is used with these nouns as the subject:
ad, advert, advertisement, article, bloom, book, bruise, bud, commercial, crack, doubt, edition, exhibition, face, flaw, flower, frown, gap, ghost, glint, grin, illustration, leaf, letter, line, message, moon, name, notice, photograph, poster, rash, reflection, report, review, shape, shoot, sign, split, star, sun, sweat, symptom, tear, work, wrinkle
ad, advert, advertisement, article, bloom, book, bruise, bud, commercial, crack, doubt, edition, exhibition, face, flaw, flower, frown, gap, ghost, glint, grin, illustration, leaf, letter, line, message, moon, name, notice, photograph, poster, rash, reflection, report, review, shape, shoot, sign, split, star, sun, sweat, symptom, tear, work, wrinkle