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appeared

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/əˈpɪəd/ · ap-peared

To become visible or to make an appearance.

Meanings

verbformal

To become visible or to make an appearance.

نظر آنا یا کسی جگہ موجود ہونا۔

ظاہر ہوا

zaher hua

Synonyms

showed upmaterializedemergedنظر آیاپیش ہواموجود ہوا

Antonyms

disappearedvanishedfadedغائب ہواختم ہوابے رنگ ہوا

Common Collocations

  • suddenly appeared
  • appeared to be
  • have appeared

Example Sentences

He appeared at the party unexpectedly.

وہ اچانک پارٹی میں ظاہر ہوا۔

Woh achanak party mein zahir hua.

A rainbow appeared after the rain.

بارش کے بعد قوس قزح ظاہر ہوا۔

Barish ke baad qaus qzah zahir hua.

She appeared to be happy in the photos.

وہ تصاویر میں خوش نظر آئی۔

Woh tasaveer mein khush nazar aayi.

Easily Confused With

disappeared:While 'appeared' means to come into view, 'disappeared' means to vanish from view.

Word Family

appear
verbظاہر ہونا
appearance
nounظاہری شکل
appearing
verbظاہر ہونا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'appear' as putting on a show, where something comes out to be seen.

Imagine a magician making a rabbit appear from a hat.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

ہر ایک بات پہ کہتے ہو تم کہ تو کیا ہے،/تمہیں تو دیکھ کر جیتے ہیں، جسے دیکھ کر مر گئے۔

Har aik baat pe kehte ho tum ke to kya hai, / Tumhein to dekh kar jeete hain, jise dekh kar mar gaye.

You say what is so for every matter, / Yet we live seeing you, for whom we die.

Mirza Ghalib, Unverified

* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جو دیکھتا ہے، وہی جانتا ہے

Jo dekhta hai, wahi jaan-ta hai

Only he who sees knows.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Middle English "apearen" — to come into view

First known use: 15th century

Derived from Old French 'apareir,' which traces back to Latin 'apparere', meaning to appear or become visible.