appear Copy link Outline I. To be visible1. appārĕo, 2 (= Gr. φαίνεσθαι, to be presented to view)2. compārĕo, ui, 2 (to be visible; to be found3. conspĭcior, spectus, 3 (i. e. to be descried)4. ostendo, di, sum and tum, 3 (with refl. pron.5. exsisto, stĭti, stĭtum, 3 (of that which comes forth, usu. suddenly, to view)6. prōdeo, īvi and ĭi, ĭtum, 4 (i. e. to come forth, q. v.)7. exŏrior (only of that which suddenly appears)II. To be present (chiefly legal t. t.)1. adsum (ass.), fui.2. compārĕo, 23. sisto, stĭti, stătum, 3 (usu. reflect.)III. To be evident, or clearIV. To seem • appear: I. To be visible: 1. appārĕo, 2 (= Gr. φαίνεσθαι, to be presented to view): place a thing opposite a mirror, its image a.s, rem contra speculum ponas, a. imago, Lucr a snake a.'d to Sulla, anguis Sullae apparuit, Cic. 2. compārĕo, ui, 2 (to be visible; to be found: whereas appareo is to be before the eyes): not a bird a.'d (i. e. was to be seen during the plague), nec ulla comparebat avis, Lucr.: a speech which scarcely a.s (i. e. is almost lost) amongst the crowd of books, oratio quae vix c. in turba voluminum, Cic. 3. conspĭcior, spectus, 3 (i. e. to be descried): meanwhile Metellus a.s descending the hill, interim M. monte degrediens conspicitur, Sall.: Caes.: v. to see, descry. 4. ostendo, di, sum and tum, 3 (with refl. pron.: of that which presents itself to view): the cavalry a. (come in sight), equites sese ostendunt, Caes. 5. exsisto, stĭti, stĭtum, 3 (of that which comes forth, usu. suddenly, to view): a cave where they say Dis suddenly a.'d with his chariot, spelunca qua Ditem ferunt repente cum curru exstitisse, Cic.: Liv. (v. to come forth): mists do not a. in summer or in intense cold, nebulae nec aestate nec maximo frigore ex., Plin. 6. prōdeo, īvi and ĭi, ĭtum, 4 (i. e. to come forth, q. v.): to a. on the stage, in scenam p., Nep.: to a. in public, in publicum p. Cic. (also in medium procedere, Cic.). 7. exŏrior (only of that which suddenly appears): v. to arise.--Note. Videor, to appear (= seem) must not be used as equiv. to appareo (v. supr. 1): yet it is employed with reference to what is (or appears to be) seen in dreams, where it is passive: as, what a.'d to him while asleep, quae ei secundum quietem visa sunt, Cic. II. To be present (chiefly legal t. t.): 1. adsum (ass.), fui.: Verres had determined not to a. at the trial, Verres statuerat ad judicium non adesse, Cic.: to a. (as advocate) against any one, contra aliquem a., Plin. ep. 2. compārĕo, 2: the slaves did not a. (i. e. were not forthcoming), servi non comparebant, Cic. 3. sisto, stĭti, stătum, 3 (usu. reflect.): Alfenus promised that Quintius should a., Quintium sisti Alfenus promisit, Cic.: he gives evidence that Quintius did not a., testificatur Quintium non stitisse, Cic. Phr.: to fail to a., vadimonium deserere, Cic. III. To be evident, or clear: q. v.: pătet: appāret: lĭquet. IV. To seem: q. v.: vĭdeor.