come across vs appear

appear vs come across

come across and appear both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
come across	No	No	Yes	No
appear	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, appear is a hypernym of come across; that is, appear is a word with a broader meaning than come across:

come across: be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
appear: give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect

Other hypernyms of come across include look, seem.

come across (verb)	appear (verb)
be received or understood	come into sight or view
communicate the intended meaning or impression	be issued or published
come together	come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression	appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
find unexpectedly	give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
	(of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent
	present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority

Difference between come across and appear

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