Appearing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹbɪɹᵻzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈiəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈiəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹbɪɹᵻzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

She seems to be sleeping
This appears to be a very difficult problem
This project looks fishy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

appearance appear coming into court come along come out seem look

Antonyms

disappear

Parts of Speech

noun	formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
verb	give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect “She seems to be sleeping”
verb	come into sight or view “He suddenly appeared at the wedding”
verb	be issued or published “Did your latest book appear yet?”
verb	seem to be true, probable, or apparent “It seems that he is very gifted”
verb	come into being or existence, or appear on the scene “Then the computer came along and changed our lives”
verb	appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc. “Gielgud appears briefly in this movie”
verb	present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority “He had to appear in court last month”

Word Forms

appear	verb	present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
look	noun	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
appearance	noun	a mental representation
apparent	adjective	clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
apparition	noun	an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erscheinen

formelle Anwesenheit (vor Gericht oder bei einer mündlichen Verhandlung) einer Partei in einem Verfahren

🇫🇷French

apparaissant

présence formelle (au tribunal ou à une audience) d'une partie à une action

🇪🇸Spanish

apareciendo

asistencia formal (en el tribunal o en una audiencia) de una parte en una acción

🇮🇹Italian

apparire

presenza formale (in tribunale o in udienza) di una parte in un procedimento

🇳🇱Dutch

verschijnen

formele aanwezigheid (in de rechtbank of tijdens een hoorzitting) van een partij in een geding

🇵🇹Portuguese

aparecendo

comparecimento formal (em tribunal ou em audiência) de uma parte em uma ação

🇷🇺Russian

появление

формальное присутствие (в суде или на слушании) стороны по делу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपस्थिति

किसी कार्रवाई में किसी पक्ष की औपचारिक उपस्थिति (अदालत में या सुनवाई में)।

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রদর্শিত

একটি কর্মে একটি পক্ষের আনুষ্ঠানিক উপস্থিতি (আদালতে বা শুনানিতে)

🇮🇳Tamil

தோன்றும்

ஒரு செயலில் ஒரு தரப்பினரின் முறையான வருகை (நீதிமன்றத்தில் அல்லது விசாரணையில்).

🇮🇳Telugu

కనిపించడం

ఒక చర్యలో పార్టీ యొక్క అధికారిక హాజరు (కోర్టులో లేదా విచారణలో).

🇮🇳Marathi

दिसणे

कारवाईत पक्षाची औपचारिक उपस्थिती (न्यायालयात किंवा सुनावणीत).

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેખાય છે

કાર્યવાહીમાં પક્ષકારની ઔપચારિક હાજરી (કોર્ટમાં અથવા સુનાવણીમાં).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಹಾಜರಾತಿ (ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಚಾರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നു

ഒരു പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൽ ഒരു കക്ഷിയുടെ ഔപചാരിക ഹാജർ (കോടതിയിലോ വിചാരണയിലോ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦੇ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਧਿਰ ਦੀ ਰਸਮੀ ਹਾਜ਼ਰੀ (ਅਦਾਲਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਣਵਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ظاہر ہونا

کسی کارروائی میں فریق کی رسمی حاضری (عدالت میں یا سماعت میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

出现

诉讼一方正式出席（法庭或听证会）

🇯🇵Japanese

登場する

訴訟当事者の（法廷または公聴会への）正式な出席

🇰🇷Korean

나타나는

소송 당사자의 공식 출석(법원 또는 청문회)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xuất hiện

sự tham dự chính thức (tại tòa án hoặc tại phiên điều trần) của một bên trong một vụ kiện

🇹🇭Thai

ปรากฏตัว

การเข้าร่วมอย่างเป็นทางการ (ในศาลหรือในการพิจารณาคดี) ของฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่งในการดำเนินคดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

muncul

kehadiran formal (di pengadilan atau sidang) salah satu pihak dalam suatu tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

lumilitaw

pormal na pagdalo (sa korte o sa isang pagdinig) ng isang partido sa isang aksyon

🇲🇾Malay

muncul

kehadiran rasmi (di mahkamah atau di pendengaran) pihak dalam tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الظهور

الحضور الرسمي (في المحكمة أو في جلسة استماع) لطرف في الدعوى

🇮🇷Persian

ظاهر شدن

حضور رسمی (در دادگاه یا جلسه دادرسی) یک طرف در یک اقدام

🇹🇷Turkish

görünen

Bir davadaki tarafın resmi katılımı (mahkemede veya duruşmada)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מופיעים

נוכחות רשמית (בבית המשפט או בדיון) של צד בתביעה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'appearing'?

The primary meaning of 'appearing' is 'formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action'.

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Using 'appearing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'appearing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'appearing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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