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make an appearance

make an appearance verb: to turn up to an event for a brief moment.

Verb

make an appearance (third-person singular simple present makes an appearance, present participle making an appearance, simple past and past participle made an appearance)

  1. (idiomatic) To turn up to an event for a brief moment.

Synonyms of make an appearance

Forms of make an appearance

third-person singular presentmakes an appearance
present participlemaking an appearance
past participlemade an appearance
pastmade an appearance

Questions about make an appearance

What does make an appearance mean?
Make an appearance means to turn up to an event for a brief moment.
What part of speech is make an appearance?
Make an appearance is a verb.
What is the past tense of make an appearance?
The past tense of make an appearance is made an appearance.

Words near make an appearance in the dictionary

  1. make after
  2. make against
  3. make all the difference
  4. make all the running
  5. make amends
  6. make an appearance
  7. make an ass of
  8. make an effort
  9. make an entrance
  10. make an errand
  11. make an example of

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