noun · neutral
appearance
UK/əˈpɪərəns/US/əˈpɪrəns/ap·PEAR·ance
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the way that someone or something looks; the act of coming into sight or public view
Examples
“Her public appearance at the ceremony impressed many voters.”
“The appearance of another problem delayed the project.”
“People are often judged by their appearance.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite limited resources, the team managed to improve the appearance of the city centre through careful design interventions.”
Collocations
- make an appearance
- physical appearance
- first appearance
Word family
appear verbappearance nounapparently adverb
Common mistakes
In my appearance, we should...→In my opinion, we should...
She had much appearance→She had a striking appearance / She appeared attractive
Say it for a higher band
5look→6appearance→7+appearance
Synonyms
look
Easily confused
appear
“He will appear on television tonight.”
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