put in an appearance

verb

To attend an event briefly but not stay.

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Meanings

verbput in an appearance (third-person singular simple present puts in an appearance, present participle putting in an appearance, simple past and past participle put in an appearance)

present singular third person puts in an appearance · participle present putting in an appearance

  1. To attend an event briefly but not stay.

    “Ah!” she said, as though surprised. “I’m very glad you’re at home. You never put in an appearance anywhere, and I haven’t seen you ever since Anna has been ill. […]”

    1901 [1878], chapter 19, in Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 4

    Synonyms: make an appearance

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo attend an event briefly but not stay.

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Chicago

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