Definition, synonyms and related words
simple past tense and past participle of appear
"The sun appeared from behind the clouds just as we were about to start our hike."
In plain English: To appear means to become visible or show up in front of someone.
"The sun appeared over the horizon after the long night."
Usage: Use "appeared" to describe an action that happened in the past where someone or something became visible or seemed to exist. It functions as the simple past tense for stating when this visibility occurred or as a past participle in perfect tenses.
Derived from Old French aparoir, which comes from Latin apparere meaning "to come into view," appeared is the past tense of appear indicating that something became visible or manifest.