Appear and Fly

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

Fly is an antonym for appear.

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Fly

Fly verb - To cease to be visible.
Usage example: the morning mist had flown, and a sparkling sea lay before us

Appear is an antonym for fly.

Nearby Words: flying, flyer

Common collocations

ability appear ability fly ability
people appear people fly people
thanks appear thanks fly thanks
form appear form fly form
Other words: time, way, game, times, wings.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Transport Tycoon Shout-Out / Easter Egg : Every now and then, an X-COM fighter jet or UFO will appear and fly around the map.
  • Random Drop aka: Randomly Drops Disappointingly, they only appear and fly away, but reward you with a lot of points, and an alert after the match is done telling that you met them for the first time.
  • Video Game / Tokyo Jungle NPC: There are several animals that appear that cannot be selected by the player, mostly because they can fly.
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