When a shark appears on the coast it generates terror
The verb appear has its etymological origin in the Latin word apparescĕre . The first meaning mentioned in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) refers to showing or manifesting , generally causing astonishment .
Some examples
For example: “The bathers were terrified when, among the waves and near the coast, they saw a huge shark appear” , “Post-traumatic stress can take several weeks to appear after a painful or difficult event to bear” , “When I start cooking, it doesn't take long for my dog to appear.”
Nor should we forget its use in fantasy, where it is often said that something or someone appears "by magic ." This means that it actually materializes in front of the observer's eyes, and not that it arrives through natural means. In reality there is no evidence that this phenomenon can take place, but, on the contrary, any story that includes a supernatural appearance is considered false or typical of confusion.
Returning to the examples, we see that in the first the bathers see a shark approaching the coast and they panic, since they must alert people to get out of the water as soon as possible. The second sentence talks about post-traumatic stress, a disorder that is not present throughout life, that is, it does begin to affect the person at a given moment . In the last one, the sender says that his dog enters the kitchen as soon as he starts preparing food.
make yourself known
Appearing also implies making oneself known or acquiring existence for the first time : “When cases of COVID-19 appeared in the town that until then had not registered any infected, the municipal authorities were forced to impose movement restrictions,” “According to the company record company, the Mexican artist's album will appear at the end of the year” , “The expected new phone model could appear in the coming months” .
In this case we have a meaning widely used in the media to refer to commercial products that are presented on the market, although we also see in the first example that there is talk of cases of a disease that suddenly come to light .
Find something or someone lost
Another use of the concept refers to what happens when someone or something that was hidden or lost is found : “I can't find my keys, but they have to appear at any moment because I know I left them somewhere in the bedroom,” “My cousin has "When I saw the dog appear on the corner of the house, I couldn't believe it . "
Here the use is slightly confusing, especially if we compare inanimate beings with living ones. A keychain can't make decisions or move around, so when we say it "appears" we actually mean " find it ." People and animals, on the other hand, can also be found but can return to their loved ones on their own .
The objects we lose "appear" when we find them
let yourself be seen
Finally, appearing can be linked to what an individual does when he or she shows up or makes an appearance in a place: “Finally! You decided to show up…” , “Don't show up in this place again, do you understand me?” , “And after five months, the young man appeared at his parents' house.”
Unlike the previous meaning, this one refers to appearing to refer to the individual making the decision to go to a place that they do not usually frequent. Also, as can be seen in the second example sentence, it can be used in the middle of a threat, to warn you not to do it.