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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