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appear

verb/əˈpɪr/

to become visible or seem to be a particular way

It appears that it is not just a part but the whole document that needs to change.

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word origin — Middle English: from Old French apareir, from Latin apparere, from ad- ‘towards’ + parere ‘come into view’

Intermediate — Set 63

Set 63 of Intermediate covers 5 words: appear, include, amaze, fail, imagine. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.

  1. appear · verb/əˈpɪr/

    to become visible or seem to be a particular way

    It appears that it is not just a part but the whole document that needs to change.

    Synonyms: seem, look

    Origin: Middle English: from Old French apareir, from Latin apparere, from ad- ‘towards’ + parere ‘come into view’

  2. include · verb/ɪnˈklud/

    to have someone or something as part of a group or whole

    Some types of beer do not include alcohol at all.

    Synonyms: contain, involve, cover

    Origin: late Middle English (also in the sense ‘shut in’): from Latin includere, from in- ‘into’ + claudere ‘to shut’

  3. amaze · verb/əˈmeɪz/

    to cause great surprise or admiration

    The actor continues to amaze me with his performances in different films.

    Synonyms: surprise, astonish, impress

    Origin: Old English āmasian, of unknown origin

  4. fail · verb/feɪl/

    to be unsuccessful

    It does not matter if you fail in this job because you at least tried it.

    Synonyms: be unsuccessful, not succeed

    Origin: Middle English: from Old French faillir (verb), faille (noun), based on Latin fallere ‘deceive’

  5. imagine · verb/ɪˈmædʒən/

    to form a picture or idea in your mind

    It’s difficult to imagine how different our lives would be without smartphones.

    Synonyms: picture, visualize

    Origin: Middle English: from Old French imaginer, from Latin imaginare ‘form an image of, represent’ and imaginari ‘picture to oneself’, both from imago, imagin- ‘image’