apprise

«apprise» in Mova's school dictionary: to tell them about it or inform them — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (apprise, apprises, apprised, apprising)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) To apprise someone of something is to tell them about it or inform them. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in formal letters, reports and the stiff exam voice: «Please keep me apprised of any changes» means «please keep telling me». In old stories, a servant apprises the king of news.

examples

• Please apprise me of any changes to the timetable. tree →
• The captain was apprised of the danger. tree →
• The head teacher apprised parents of the new rules. tree →
• Keep me apprised of your progress. tree →
• Badger apprised the others of the weasels' plan. tree →
• We were not apprised of the decision. tree →

note

Formal; in speech say «tell» or «let know». Pattern: apprise someone OF something. Do not confuse with «appraise» (to judge the value or quality of something).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «apprise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.