Appear, 1) to be or become visible: “in each cheek --s a pretty dimple,” Ven. 242. “to make the truth a. where it seems hid,” Meas. V, 66. “graces will a.” Ado II, 1, 129. Ven. 1175. Lucr. 116. Lucr. 116 Lucr. 116 Lucr. 116 Sonn. 102, 2. 103, 6. Compl. 93. Wiv. III, 3, 170. Ado I, 2, 22. Mids. I, 1, 185. II, 2, 32. V, 433. Merch. I, 3, 115. III, 2, 297. 4, 3 etc. Appearing == visible, H4B IV, 1, 82. To a. to one == to be seen by one, to show one's self: “men's faults do seldom to themselves a.” Lucr. 633. “a. to him, as he to me --s, all melting,” Compl. 299. “God's mother deigned to a. to me,” H6A I, 2, 78. Caes. V, 5, 17. as it may a. unto you == as you may well perceive, Ado III, 5, 55. Cor. I, 2, 22. Hml. I, 1, 101. Ant. III, 4, 33. a. it to your mind == call to mind, Troil. III, 3, 3.
Hence == to be conspicuous: “Aufidius will a. well in these wars,” Cor. IV, 3, 34. “there she --ed indeed,” Ant. II, 2, 193 (perhaps == she was an apparition, like a spirit or goddess).
2) to be or become evident: “it must a. that malice bears down truth,” Merch. IV, 1, 213. R2 I, 1, 26. H4A III, 3, 191. H6A II, 1, 36. H6C III, 3, 146. Hml. IV, 7, 5. Lr. I, 1, 4. With a following noun: “vows so born . . . all truth --s,” Mids. III, 2, 125. “that my love may a. plain and free,” Gentl. V, 4, 82. Meas. II, 4, 78. III, 1, 93. Merch. II, 9, 73. IV, 1, 249. H6A II, 4, 20. “he shall a. to the envious a scholar,” Meas. III, 2, 154.
3) to come in sight, to stand in the presence of another: “my saucy bark on your broad main doth wilfully a.” Sonn. 80, 8. “a., and pertly!” Tp. IV, 58. “let her a.” Meas. V, 517. Ado IV, 2, 1. Tw. III, 4, 40. H6A V, 3, 7. Ant. III, 12, 1. What art thou that darest a. to us == come before us, Ant. V, 1, 5. and by and by I shall to thee a. == come to thee, Mids. III, 1, 89 (Bottom's speech). to a. this morning to them == meet them, Troil. V, 3, 69. Cor. I, 5, 21.
4) to seem: Sonn. 31, 7. 53, 11. Tp. I, 2, 497. Gentl. II, 4, 45. Wiv. II, 2, 230. III, 1, 73. Meas. II, 4, 30. III, 1, 213. V, 476. Err. III, 1, 16. IV, 3, 56. Mids. V, 257. H4B II, 1, 125. Caes. III, 1, 165 etc. etc. “This youth . . . . . --s he hath had good ancestors,” Cymb. IV, 2, 47. How --s the fight? == how seems the fight to go? Ant. III, 10, 8.
Appeared, adjectively, == apparent, perceptible, discernible: “your favour is well appeared by your tongue,” Cor. IV, 3, 9 (Hanmer affeer'd; Warburton appeal'd; Jackson apparel'd; Collier approved; Singer appayed).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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