Appear and Imply

Appear

Appear verb - To give the impression of being.

Usage example: it appears that he doesn't hear you

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

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Imply verb - To convey an idea indirectly.

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Appear and imply are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Imply".

Nearby Words: implication, implied, implying

sense	appear sense	imply sense
name	appear name	imply name
nature	appear nature	imply nature
sort	appear sort	imply sort
Other words: place, level, world, evil, nothing, history, times.

At least, they seem to imply nobody's been using it ... until a sneaky camera cut makes it appear that the vampire has walked straight through a large orb web without disturbing it.

Source: Film / Dracula (1931)
In thermal vision, Infected also appear brighter than normal civilians and even soldiers, which could imply that, like Alex, they are far denser than ordinary people.

Source: Shapeshifter Baggage
It can appear anti-intellectual because it can imply that only people that don't know anything about a subject can appreciate it.

Source: Measuring the Marigolds

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