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  • 21not want to sound — not want to be/appear/sound etc/spoken phrase used for making what you are going to say seem less rude or extreme ‘I don’t want to seem rude,’ she said, ‘but I was hoping to travel on my own.’ Without wanting to pry (=don’t think I am trying to… …

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  • 22appear — ap|pear W1S1 [əˈpıə US əˈpır] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(seem)¦ 2¦(give impression)¦ 3¦(start to be seen)¦ 4¦(film/tv programme etc)¦ 5¦(book/newspaper etc)¦ 6¦(available/known)¦ 7¦(law court/meeting)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: aparoir,… …

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  • 23appear — verb 1 SEEM (linking verb, not in progressive) a word used especially in formal or written English meaning to seem: appear upset/calm etc: Roger appeared very upset. | The city appeared calm after the previous night s fighting. | appear to be:… …

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  • 24appear */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɪə(r)] / US [əˈpɪr] verb [intransitive, not usually progressive] Word forms appear : present tense I/you/we/they appear he/she/it appears present participle appearing past tense appeared past participle appeared 1) to make other people… …

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  • 25appear — v. 1) (D; intr.) to appear against; for (she appeared against him in court) 2) (D; intr.) to appear to (she appeared to him in a dream) 3) (E) she appears to be well 4) (L; to) it appears (to me) that they will not come 5) (esp. BE) (S) to appear …

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  • 26appear — ap|pear [ ə pır ] verb *** ▸ 1 seem ▸ 2 begin to be seen ▸ 3 be on TV etc. ▸ 4 be in court ▸ 5 start to exist ▸ 6 be written/printed 1. ) linking verb to make other people think that you are something or feel something. Appear is a slightly more… …

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  • 27Not for Attribution — For the eponymous category of journalistic sourcing, see Journalism sourcing. Not for Attribution The Wire episode …

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  • 28appear — 01. Watching too much television [appears] to have a negative effect on children s education. 02. I was thinking of my friend Jack when suddenly he [appeared] on the street in front of me. 03. The magician made a rabbit disappear from its cage,… …

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  • 29Not Fade Away (Hercules episode) — Infobox Television episode Title= Not Fade Away Series= Season=3 Episode=305 Airdate=28 October, 1996 Production= Writer=John Schulian Director=T. J. Scott Guests=Karen Sheperd (Enforcer) Cynthia Rothrock (Enforcer II) Liddy Holloway (Alcmene)… …

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  • 30appear*/*/*/ — [əˈpɪə] verb 1) [linking verb] to make other people think that you are something, or that you feel something Matt appears unaffected by all the media attention.[/ex] There appears to be very little we can do about the problem.[/ex] It appears… …

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