it appears
/ɪt əˈpɪərz/
EN
A common phrase used to indicate that something seems to be true or has become visible, based on what you can see or know.
It appears that we will have to cancel tomorrow's outdoor picnic due to the heavy rain.
Etymology
The phrase combines the third-person neuter pronoun 'it' from Old English, and 'appear' which derives from Latin 'apparēre' via Old French 'aparoir', entering English around the 13th century.
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Related Words
it seemsit looks likeit emergesit shows
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