apprise
pronunciation
How to pronounce apprise in British English:
UK [əˈpraɪz]
How to pronounce apprise in American English:
US [əˈpraɪz]
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- Verb:
- give information or notice to
- make aware of
- gain in value
- increase the value of
Word Origin
- apprise (v.)
- "to notify," 1690s, from French appris, past participle of apprendre "to inform, teach," literally "to lay hold of (in the mind)," another metaphoric meaning of Latin apprehendere (see apprehend). Related: Apprised; apprising.
Example
- 1. We will apprise the general of an intended attack .
- 2. I shall not fail to apprise you of my arrival .
- 3. Kindly apprise us of your terms on this order .
- 4. Despatch a messenger to apprise the grooms at the first station .
- 5. The secretary came to apprise us that the erection of the monster machine had been successfully completed .