apprise

Syllables: ap·prise/əˈpɹaɪz/

apprise verb: to make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.

Verb (1)

apprise (third-person singular simple present apprises, present participle apprising, simple past and past participle apprised)

(reflexive, transitive) To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
- The ears apprise the brain of sound.
- [I]n general, he reſolve to Govern vvell: And […] Throughly and rightly to appriſe himſelf of that Principle that is the Soul of the Government; […]1692 April 23 (Gregorian calendar), Henry, Earl of Warrington [i.e., Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington], The Speech of the Right Honourable Henry Earl of Warrington, Lord Delamere, to the Grand...
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acquaint, keep (someone) abreast of, keep someone posted, advise, discuss, enlighten, impart, inform, keep informed, let know
(rare, reflexive, transitive) To formally impart (information) to someone; to advise, to notify.
- P.S. Morlands have not yet written to my bankers apprizing the payment of your balances; pray desire them to do so.1817 October 23, Lord Byron, “Letter CCC. To Mr. Murray.”, in Thomas Moore, editor, Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life, […], volume II, London: John Murray, […], published...

Verb (2)

apprise (third-person singular simple present apprises, present participle apprising, simple past and past participle apprised)

(archaic, reflexive, transitive) Synonym of appraise (“to determine the value or worth of (something)”).
- Theſe [people] muſt remember, hovv highly God apprizeth good purpoſes, and deſires, accepting, and revvarding them, vvhen they come to him, as if they came accompanied vvith the deeds themſelues.1614, Daniell Dyke [i.e., Daniel Dyke], “The Answering of the Obiection which the Deceitfull Heart of Man Might Gather out of the Former Doctrine of the Heartes Deceitfulnesse”, in I[eremiah] D[yke]...
- [W]hosoever, at the proper worth, / Apprises worldly honour and repute, / Esteems it nobler to die honoured man / Beneath Mannaia, than live centuries / Disgraced in the eye o' the world.1869, Robert Browning, “VIII. Dominus Hyacinthus de Archangelis.”, in The Ring and the Book. […], volume III, London: Smith, Elder and Co., →OCLC, page 121, lines 667–671
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appraise
(archaic, reflexive, specifically, transitive, Scots law) To put a price on (something) for the purpose of sale; to appraise.
- Infeftments are alſo extinct, vvhen the Superior adjudgeth or appriſeth from his Vaſſal; for thereby it vvas found, that the Property vvas Conſolidat vvith the Superiority,1681, James Dalrymple of Stair [i.e., James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair], “Extinction of Infeftments”, in The Institutions of the Law of Scotland, […], 1st part, Edinburgh: […] Heir of Andrew...
- [T]he infeftment of annualrent, being jus sed ignobilius, becomes extinct, if the annualrenter thereupon do apprise the property, and be infeft: and therefore, whoever appriseth for any years of the annualrent, the infeftment thereof, unless it be taken away by satisfaction or redemption...1832, James, Viscount of Stair [i.e., James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair]; John S[hank] More, “Title V. Infeftments of Annualrent, where, of Poinding of the Ground, and of Pensions.”, in The...

apprise meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

apprise in Hindi

to make (someone or oneself) aware of some information — see also inform, notify: इत्तेला देना ittelā denā

apprise in Urdu

to make (someone or oneself) aware of some information — see also inform, notify: اطلاع دینا ittelā denā

apprise in Bengali

অবগত করা, জানানো

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apprise in Malayalam: അറിയിക്കുക, അറിവു കൊടുക്കുക, വിവരം അറിയിക്കുക, പറയുക
apprise in Kannada: ತಿಳಿಸು
apprise in Arabic: أَخْبَرَ ʔaḵbara, أَطْلَعَ ʔaṭlaʕa, خَبَّرَ ḵabbara

Examples of apprise in a sentence

As you have considered human nature in all its lights, you must be extremely well apprised, that there is a very close correspondence between the outward and the inward man; […]1712 November 3 (Gregorian calendar), [Richard Steele], “THURSDAY, October 24, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 518; republished in...
He led the way to the adjoining cell, which, as the reader is apprised, was occupied by Gurth the swine-herd.— […]1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter VII, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable...
Again, Telemachos apprises Menelaos that Ithaca is a goat-feeding island, without meadows, and more epēratos than a horse-feeding country.1869, William Ewart Gladstone, “Miscellaneous”, in Juventus Mundi: The Gods and Men of the Heroic Age, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC...
Thou apprisest the thief when an opportunity will occur.1871, John Hunter, [William] Shakespeare, Shakespeare’s King Henry IV. Part I. […], London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, act II, scene...

Synonyms of apprise

acquaint
keep (someone) abreast of
keep someone posted
advise
enlighten
impart
inform
keep informed
let know
notify

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Forms of apprise

third-person singular present	apprises
present participle	apprising
past participle	apprised
past	apprised
alternative form	apprize
second-person singular present (archaic)	apprisest
second-person singular past (archaic)	apprisedst
third-person singular present (archaic)	appriseth

Origin of apprise

PIE word *h₂éd Borrowed from French appris, apprise, the past participle form of apprendre (“to learn; to teach”), from Middle French apprendre, aprendre (“to learn”), from Old French aprendre, aprandre (“to learn; to educate, teach”), from Latin apprēndere, a variant of apprehendere, adprehendere, the present active infinitives of apprehendō, adprehendō (“to lay hold upon, grab, grasp, seize, take; to apprehend, arrest; to grasp with the mind, comprehend, understand; (Medieval Latin) to learn; to inform; to teach”), from ad- (prefix meaning ‘to; towards’) + prehendō (“to lay hold of, grab, grasp, seize, take; (figuratively, rare) of the mind: to apprehend, comprehend, grasp, seize”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to find; to hold; to seize, take”)). Doublet of apprehend.

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: * from Old French apriser, aprisier (“to appraise, evaluate”), from à (“to”) + prisier, preisier (“to attribute a value to, to appraise, value”) (from Latin pretiāre, the present active infinitive of pretiō (“(Late Latin) to consider valuable, hold in high regard, to esteem, prize, value; (Medieval Latin) to estimate the worth of, appraise, assess, value”), from pretium + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)); or * from Old French à pris (“to (put a) price (on)”) (pris (“price; esteem, (positive) reputation”) is derived from Latin pretium). Pretium (“cost, price; value, worth”) is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front; first”). The English word is a doublet of appraise, appreciate, praise, price, and prize.

Words formed from apprise

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Questions about apprise

What does apprise mean?: Apprise means to make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
What is apprise in Hindi?: Apprise in Hindi is इत्तेला देना (ittelā denā). See Apprise meaning in Hindi.
How do you use apprise in a sentence?: As you have considered human nature in all its lights, you must be extremely well apprised, that there is a very close correspondence between the outward and the inward man; […]
What part of speech is apprise?: Apprise is a verb.
How do you pronounce apprise?: Apprise is pronounced /əˈpɹaɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of apprise?: The past tense of apprise is apprised.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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