No. 4,665 in French
paru
"Paru" means "published" or "appeared."
In a sentence
Le livre est paru hier.
The book was published yesterday.
Here, 'paru' is used as the past participle of 'paraître', meaning 'to be published' in the context of a book or publication.
Elle m'a paru sincère.
She seemed sincere to me.
In this example, 'paru' is used as the past participle of 'paraître', meaning 'to seem or appear', expressing an impression.
Il est paru dans le journal.
He appeared in the newspaper.
'Paru', here again as the past participle of 'paraître', means 'to appear', referring to someone's mention or presence in a publication.
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