| Main Entry: | appear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into sight |
Synonyms: |
arise, arrive, attend, be present, be within view, blow in, bob up, break through, breeze in, check in, clock in, come, come forth, come into view, come out, come to light, crop up, develop, drop in, emerge, expose, issue, loom, make the scene, materialize, occur, pop in, pop up, present, punch in, punch the clock, recur, ring in, rise, roll in, show, show up, spring, surface, time in, turn out, turn up |
Antonyms: |
disappear, hide |
| Main Entry: | arise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into being; proceed |
Synonyms: |
appear, begin, come to light, commence, crop up, derive, emanate, emerge, ensue, flow, follow, happen, head, issue, occur, originate, result, rise, set in, spring, start, stem |
| Main Entry: | begin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into being; become functional |
Synonyms: |
appear, arise, be born, bud, come forth, come into existence, come out, commence, crop up, dawn, derive from, emanate, emerge, enter, germinate, get going, get show on road, get under way, grow out of, happen, issue forth, kick off, make tick, occur, originate, proceed from, result from, rise, sail, send off, set, spring, sprout, start, stem from, take off |
Antonyms: |
die, end |
| Main Entry: | come up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen suddenly |
Synonyms: |
arise, crop up, occur, rise, spring up, turn up |
| Main Entry: | emerge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come out, arise |
Synonyms: |
appear, arrive, become apparent, become known, become visible, come forth, come into view, come on the scene, come to light, come up, crop up, dawn, derive, develop, egress, emanate, flow, gush, issue, loom, make appearance, materialize, originate, proceed, rise, show, spring, spring up, spurt, steam, stem, surface, transpire, turn up |
Antonyms: |
disappear, fade, go away, leave |
| Main Entry: | happen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to pass; occur |
Synonyms: |
appear, arise, arrive, be found, become a fact, become known, become of, befall, betide, bump, chance, come about, come after, come into being, come into existence, come off, crop up, develop, down, ensue, eventuate, fall, follow, go on, hit, issue, light, luck, materialize, meet, pass, present itself, proceed, recur, result, shake, smoke*, spring, stumble, stumble upon, supervene, take effect, take place, transpire, turn out, turn up, what goes |
| Notes: | happen means to come to pass or occur; transpire means to come to be known or come to light |
| Main Entry: | occur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take place, happen |
Synonyms: |
action, appear, arise, be found, be present, befall, betide, chance, come about, come off, come to pass, cook*, crop up, develop, ensue, eventualize, eventuate, exist, follow, go, jell, manifest, materialize, obtain, present itself, result, shake*, show, smoke*, take place, transpire, turn out, turn up |
| Main Entry: | peep/peer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appear briefly |
Synonyms: |
become visible, crop up, emerge, open to view, peep out, peer out, show partially |
| Main Entry: | rise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become apparent |
Synonyms: |
appear, arise, befall, begin, betide, chance, come, crop up, dawn, derive, develop, emanate, emerge, eventuate, fall out, flare up, flow, go, happen, head, issue, loom, occur, originate, proceed, spring, stem, surface, transpire, turn up |
Antonyms: |
decline, recede, regress |
| Main Entry: | surface |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to the top of |
Synonyms: |
appear, arise, come to light, come up, crop up, emerge, flare up, materialize, rise, transpire |
Antonyms: |
dive, drop, fall, sink, submerge |