to put in an appearance
1put\ in\ an\ appearance — • put in an appearance • make an appearance v. phr. To be present, esp. for a short time; visit; appear. He put in an appearance at work, but he was too ill to stay. The president put in an appearance at several dances the evening after he was… …
2put make an appearance — put in/make/an appearance phrase to go somewhere for a short time, especially because you feel you have an obligation to go there I think I ought to put in an appearance at the office before lunch. Thesaurus: to arrive in a place, or to enter a… …
3put a false appearance on — index misrepresent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4put a false appearance upon — index disguise Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5put in an appearance — index appear (attend court proceedings), emerge, issue (send forth), report (present oneself) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
6put in an appearance — phrasal : to be present; especially : to appear at a formal or planned gathering usually for a brief time only the candidate put in an appearance at five rallies in one night * * * put in an appearance see under ↑appear • • • Main Entry: ↑put * * …
7put in an appearance — also[make an appearance] {v. phr.} To be present, esp. for a short time; visit; appear. * /He put in an appearance at work, but he was too ill to stay./ * /The president put in an appearance at several dances the evening after he was sworn in./ …
8put in an appearance — also[make an appearance] {v. phr.} To be present, esp. for a short time; visit; appear. * /He put in an appearance at work, but he was too ill to stay./ * /The president put in an appearance at several dances the evening after he was sworn in./ …
9To put in an appearance — Appearance Ap*pear ance, n. [F. apparence, L. apparentia, fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me. [1913 Webster] 2. A thing seed; a …
10make (or put in) an appearance — attend an event briefly. → appearance …
