The difference between Appear and Emerge
When used as verbs, appear means to come or be in sight, whereas emerge means to come into view.
check bellow for the other definitions of Appear and Emerge
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Appear as a verb (intransitive):
To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
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Appear as a verb (intransitive):
To come before the public.
Examples:
"A great writer appeared at that time."
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Appear as a verb (intransitive):
To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
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Appear as a verb (intransitive):
To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
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Appear as a verb (intransitive, copulative):
To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
Examples:
"He appeared quite happy with the result."
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Appear as a verb (transitive):
To bring into view.
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Emerge as a verb (intransitive):
To come into view.
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Emerge as a verb (intransitive, copulative):
To come out of a situation, object or a liquid.
Examples:
"He emerged unscathed from the accident."
"The Soviet Union emerged from the ruins of an empire."
"The submarine emerged from the ocean."
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Emerge as a verb (intransitive):
To become known.
Examples:
"Gradually the truth emerged."