To appear, to arise, to become, or to be, but literally, it means to stand out.

Life, people and thoughts- He was rather numb to existence. Like being infinitely tired.-Or bored. The only time he actually felt like he was living was in his dreams.And first he would sleep comfortably numb. On bad nights he would dream about his past or things he wishes to (have) happen(ed). Lately he dreams about different things. Things he’s never seen before but only heard about from stories or crappy novels. He dreams about different tales on people who live different lives under different circumstances. He likes to dream about different worlds.“I want to go. Somewhere... far maybe?—yeah, real far. “