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il parut

appeared, seemed

→ paraître
par appear; seem + ut il/elle simple past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #39,662
appeared Past simple (literary) form of « paraître »; common in books and stories.
FR: Soudain, un homme parut dans l’embrasure de la porte.
EN: Suddenly, a man appeared in the doorway.
seemed Past simple (literary) form of « paraître »; common in books and stories.
FR: Il parut surpris par la nouvelle.
EN: He seemed surprised by the news.
Conjugation of paraître
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third parut —

Elle ne parut pas.

She did not appear.

La comtesse parut surprise.

The Countess looked surprised.

L'aube parut enfin ; la longue nuit s'achevait.

Dawn finally appeared; the long night was ending.

Elle parut étonnée de la lettre.

She seemed surprised by the letter.

Tom parut furieux.

Tom looked furious.