The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction
Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl. Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; as, appearances are against him
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action outward or visible aspect of a person or thing a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"
Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; as, appearances are against him
If you keep up appearances, you try to behave and dress in a way that people expect of you, even if you can no longer afford it. His parents' obsession with keeping up appearances haunted his childhood
the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it. It was the president's second public appearance to date Keegan made 68 appearances in two seasons for Southampton, scoring 37 times
If you put in an appearance at an event, you go to it for a short time although you may not really want to, but do not stay. = show your face
If something is true to all appearances, from all appearances, or by all appearances, it seems from what you observe or know about it that it is true. He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man
The appearance of something new is its coming into existence or use. Fears are growing of a cholera outbreak following the appearance of a number of cases in the city
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; as, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me
the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America" pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show" formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action outward or visible aspect of a person or thing a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police" the event of coming into sight