tr.v., -prised, -pris·ing, -pris·es.

To give notice to; inform: apprised us of our rights.

[French apprendre, appris-, from Old French aprendre, to learn, from Latin apprehendere, apprēndere. See apprentice.]

verb

To impart information to: acquaint, advise, educate, enlighten, inform, notify, tell. See knowledge/ignorance, teach/learn.

IN BRIEF: To inform or give notice.

Ms. Chan wanted to apprise her employees about the company's mission.

Tutor's tip: A private club may "apprise" (inform) you that you've been accepted as a member after it has "appraised" (assessed the quality or value of) your community service.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: give information or notice to
  Synonyms: advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprize

Meaning #2: make aware of
  Synonyms: instruct, apprize

Meaning #3: gain in value, as of a currency
  Synonyms: appreciate, apprize, revalue

Meaning #4: increase the value of, as of a currency
  Synonyms: appreciate, apprize

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - underrette

idioms:

• to be apprised of    have kendskab til

Nederlands (Dutch)
informatie verstrekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - informer, prévenir, instruire, apprendre qch à qn

idioms:

• to be apprised of    être mis au courant de, prendre connaissance de qch

Deutsch (German)
v. - informieren, unterrichten

idioms:

• to be apprised of    über etwas unterrichtet sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πληροφορώ, ενημερώνω

idioms:

• to be apprised of    πληροφορούμαι

Italiano (Italian)
informare

idioms:

• to be apprised of    essere consapevole di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - notificar, informar, avisar

idioms:

• to be apprised of    ser avisado de

Русский (Russian)
извещать, информировать

idioms:

• to be apprised of    быть осведомленным о

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - informar, avisar, dar parte, valorar

idioms:

• to be apprised of    tener conciencia de, tener en cuenta que

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - underrätta

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
告知, 通知, 评价

idioms:

• to be apprised of    被告知, 被通知

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 告知, 通知, 評價

idioms:

• to be apprised of    被告知, 被通知

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 에게 알리다

idioms:

• to be apprised of    들어서 알고 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 知らせる, 通知する

idioms:

• to be apprised of    知らされて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخبر, يعلم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הודיע‬

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