Definitions
show up
- Referring to someone arriving at a place or event. - Describing something becoming visible or noticeable. - Talking about someone or something being present or available.
- Describing someone or something becoming visible or coming into view. - Referring to someone or something becoming evident or noticeable. - Talking about someone or something making an entrance or showing up unexpectedly.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe something becoming visible or present.
- 2Both can be used to describe people or things.
- 3Both can be used in the past tense to describe something that happened previously.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Show up is more commonly used in informal contexts, while appear can be used in both formal and informal contexts.
- 2Connotation: Show up can imply a sense of punctuality or reliability, while appear can imply a sense of suddenness or unexpectedness.
- 3Verb form: Show up is a phrasal verb, while appear is a regular verb.
- 4Frequency: Appear is more versatile and can be used in a wider range of contexts than show up.
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Remember this!
Show up and appear are synonyms that both describe something becoming visible or present. However, show up is more informal and implies a sense of punctuality or reliability, while appear can be used in both formal and informal contexts and implies a sense of suddenness or unexpectedness.
