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# apparition

«apparition» in Mova's school dictionary: **a ghost or a strange figure that appears suddenly…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an apparition, apparitions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An apparition is a ghost or a strange figure that appears suddenly, especially one people think is a spirit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/#m1)

2) (formal) An apparition is the sudden appearance of something unexpected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/#m2)

3) An apparition can also be a lovely person who suddenly seems to appear, like a vision. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in ghost stories and spooky tales: «a pale apparition at the window». It tells the reader something mysterious or frightening has appeared. In real life, science explains many «apparitions» as tricks of light, shadows or imagination.

### examples

- A white apparition floated down the stairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/#x1)
- The children thought they saw an apparition in the old house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/#x2)
- The apparition vanished as the lights came on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/#x3)
- The «apparition» turned out to be a curtain in the wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/#x4)
- Old castles are said to have apparitions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/#x5)
- The sudden apparition of a deer on the road startled Dad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/#x6)
- Like an apparition of loveliness she appeared in the soft twilight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/#x7)

### note

Plural: apparitions. Verb: appear. Myth: there is no proof that ghosts are real; many sightings have simple explanations.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «apparition» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apparition/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.