Meaning

4 senses

  1. (reflexive, transitive)To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.

    The ears apprise the brain of sound.

    benachrichtigen, in Kenntnis setzen

    оповеща́тьopoveščátʹ, оповести́тьopovestítʹ, сообща́тьsoobščátʹ

    повідомля́тиpovidomljáty, повідо́митиpovidómyty

    make aware of

  2. (rare, reflexive, transitive)To formally impart (information) to someone; to advise, to notify.

  3. (archaic, reflexive, transitive)Synonym of appraise (“to determine the value or worth of (something)”).

    increase the value of

  4. (archaic, reflexive, specifically, transitive)To put a price on (something) for the purpose of sale; to appraise.

Examples

8 sentences

  1. Keep me apprised of your progress.

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  2. Keep me apprised of the situation.

    deHalte mich auf dem Laufenden. — Sudajaengi

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  3. Keep me apprised of any changes.

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  4. Keep us apprised of the situation.

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  5. He should be apprised of our intentions.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to make (someone or oneself) aware of some information — see also inform, notify:
Русский
By meaning 1
to make (someone or oneself) aware of some information — see also inform, notify:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make (someone or oneself) aware of some information — see also inform, notify:

Origin

From Middle English aprisen, apprisen (“to determine or estimate the value of (something

From Middle English aprisen, apprisen (“to determine or estimate the value of (something), to appraise, evaluate; to regard (something) as important, valuable, or worthy, to esteem, prize; to praise or worship (God)”), and then either:

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Forms

apprises, apprising, apprised, apprised
Base formapprise · to apprise
3rd person singularapprises
Present participleapprising
Past simpleapprised
Past participleapprised

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyapprise
he, she, itapprises

Past simpleLesson

all personsapprised

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave apprised
he, she, ithas apprised

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill apprise

Synonyms

20 synonyms
adviseA2discussA1informB1tellA1acquaintkeep someone postedenlightenimpartlet knownotifyappraisekeep (someone) abreast ofkeep informed
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words
Relatedapprisal
Derivedreappriseunapprisedappriserapprizerapprising

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
apprehensiveC1apprenticeC1apprenticeshipC1approachB2approachableapproaching

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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