(v): have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
(v): come into sight or view
(v): be issued or published
(v): come into being; become reality
(v): seem to be true, probable, or apparent
(v): have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
(v): come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
(v): appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
(v): carry out or perform an action
(v): present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority