Appear and Hint

Appear

Appear verb - To give the impression of being.
Usage example: it appears that he doesn't hear you

Hint and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hint" instead a verb "Appear".

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Hint

Hint verb - To convey an idea indirectly.

Appear and hint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Hint".

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

Common collocations

sense appear sense hint sense
nature appear nature hint nature
appearance appear appearance hint appearance
form appear form hint form
Other words: way, world, history, humans, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • The episode seems to hint that this applies to the viewers as well, because they almost never appear on camera unless one or more characters is looking at them.
  • This is in fact the first more or less obvious hint that Shannon and Kanon are the same person and therefore can not both appear in front of Willard at the same time.
  • So when one party member is able to perform more traditional magic naturally, it's a hint they're much more than they appear.
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