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Disappear vs. Appear — What's the Difference?

Disappear vs. Appear — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Disappear and Appear

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Disappear

To pass out of sight; vanish
The moon disappeared behind the clouds.

Appear

To become visible
A plane appearing in the sky.

Disappear

To cease to be seen; be missing or unfound
Her purse disappeared from her locker. The plane disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.

Appear

To be shown or included
That logo appears on all their sports equipment.

Disappear

To cease to exist
Dinosaurs disappeared at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
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Appear

To come into existence
New strains of viruses appear periodically.

Disappear

To cause (someone) to disappear, especially by kidnapping or murder.

Appear

To give the impression of being in a certain way; seem
The child appeared unhappy.

Disappear

(intransitive) To vanish.

Appear

To be likely or evident
It appears that they will be late.

Disappear

(intransitive) To go missing; to become a missing person.
Eighteen years after Jaycee Dugard disappeared in 1991, she was found alive in the summer of 2009.

Appear

To come or perform before the public
Has appeared in two plays.

Disappear

(intransitive) To go away; to become lost.

Appear

(Law) To present oneself formally before a court as defendant, plaintiff, or counsel.

Disappear

(transitive) To make vanish; especially, to abduct and murder surreptitiously for political reasons.
The Chinese government is well-known for disappearing particularly-vocal political dissidents.

Appear

To be published or made available to the public
The novel first appeared in installments in a magazine.

Disappear

To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the approach of light; a ship disappears as she sails from port.

Appear

(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

Disappear

To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared.

Appear

(intransitive) To come before the public.
A great writer appeared at that time.

Disappear

Get lost, especially without warning or explanation;
He disappeared without a trace

Appear

(intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.

Disappear

Become invisible or unnoticeable;
The effect vanished when day broke

Appear

(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.

Disappear

Cease to exist;
An entire civilization vanished

Appear

To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
He appeared quite happy with the result.

Disappear

Become less intense and fade away gradually;
Her resistance melted under his charm

Appear

(transitive) To bring into view.

Appear

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear.

Appear

To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time.

Appear

To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
We must all appear before the judgment seat.
One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear.

Appear

To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
It doth not yet appear what we shall be.
Of their vain contest appeared no end.

Appear

To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.

Appear

Appearance.

Appear

Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;
She seems to be sleeping
This appears to be a very difficult problem
This project looks fishy
They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time

Appear

Come into sight or view;
He suddenly appeared at the wedding
A new star appeared on the horizon

Appear

Be issued or published;
Did your latest book appear yet?
The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet

Appear

Seem to be true, probable, or apparent;
It seems that he is very gifted
It appears that the weather in California is very bad

Appear

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

Appear

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

Appear

Present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority;
He had to appear in court last month
She appeared on several charges of theft

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