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Collocations for appear - verb

1. come into sight/existence

ADVERB

suddenly
A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
from nowhere, magically
A police officer appeared as if from nowhere and ordered us to halt.
first, initially, originally
Modern contact lenses first appeared in the 1940s.
usually
Symptoms usually appear within two to three days.
recently
Some exciting new products have recently appeared on the market.

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2. perform/be seen in public

ADVERB

currently
frequently, occasionally, often
The Senator has appeared frequently on this show.
rarely
She rarely appears in public.
briefly
He appears briefly in the movie as a waiter.

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PREPOSITION

at
She is currently appearing at the Playhouse.

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PHRASES

appear on television
She regularly appears on television.

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3. in court

PREPOSITION

at (BrE)
He will appear at Manchester Crown Court next week.

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PHRASES

appear before a court, appear before a judge, appear before a magistrate
The man will appear before magistrates later today.
appear in court
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of seven women.

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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

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