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appraise en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /əˈpɹeɪz/

Etymology

From Middle English apreisen, from Old French aprisier (“apraise, set a price on”) (compare modern French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare, from ad- + Latin pretium (“price, value”) (English precious), from which also appreciate, a doublet.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
    • to appraise goods and chattels
  2. (transitive) To consider comprehensively.
  3. (transitive) To judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.
    • At the end of the contract, you will be appraised by your line manager.
  4. (transitive) To estimate; to conjecture.
  5. (transitive) To praise; to commend.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
apprize alternative, archaic lexicographic
appraising Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
appraises Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
appraised Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
appraised Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

discount · misappraise

Deriveds

appraisable · appraisal · appraisability · underappraise · appraiser · appraisingly · appraisee · appraisive · unappraised · appraisement · reappraise · preappraised · misappraise · overappraise

Hypernyms

pay attention · classify

Hyponyms

estimate · overappraise · overvalue · undervalue · underappraise

Relateds

valuable · appreciate · precious

Synonyms

revere · weigh · deem · apprize · esteem · interpret · appraise · see · look upon · venerate · account · speak well of · evaluate · prize · transfigure · judge · interpret · respect · honor · apprize · magnify · idolize · consider · count · exalt · exalt · venerate · censure · hold · puff · commend · dub · esteem · laud · value · think of · appraise · panegyrize · evaluate · valuate · worthen · regard as · belaud · look upon · laud · rate · apprise · eulogize · think of · extol · enthrone · find · price · praise · cry up · view as · aggrandize · judge · apprise · applaud · assess · bepraise · lionize · glorify · worthy · appraise

Translations (58)

fr conjecturer (to estimate; to conjecture) · no taksere (determine value or worth) · fi arvottaa (determine value or worth) · uk оціни́ти (determine value or worth) · hu értékel (to judge the performance of someone, especially a worker) · cmn 估值 (determine value or worth) · sv värdera (determine value or worth) · uk оці́нювати (determine value or worth) · fi arvioida (to estimate; to conjecture) · fr juger (to judge the performance of someone, especially a worker) · fi kehua (to praise; to commend) · bg преценявам (to estimate; to conjecture) · tr kıymet takdir etmek (determine value or worth) · hu felbecsül (determine value or worth) · es aforar (determine value or worth) · bg оценя́вам (determine value or worth) · de beurteilen (to judge the performance of someone, especially a worker) · pt prezar (to praise; to commend) · mhr аклаш (determine value or worth) · fr évaluer (determine value or worth) · qu chaninchay (determine value or worth) · cy cloriannu (determine value or worth) · pl wyceniać (determine value or worth) · pl wycenić (determine value or worth) · fr estimer (to estimate; to conjecture) · es tasar (determine value or worth) · enm loven (determine value or worth) · de taxieren (determine value or worth) · fr louer (to praise; to commend) · nl schatten (determine value or worth) · tr değer biçmek (determine value or worth) · nl waarderen (determine value or worth) · la taxō (determine value or worth) · de schätzen (to estimate; to conjecture) · fr apprécier (to praise; to commend) · fr apprécier (determine value or worth) · la aestimō (to estimate; to conjecture) · fi ylistää (to praise; to commend) · fi arvioida (determine value or worth) · mi arohaehae (to judge the performance of someone, especially a worker) · ru оцени́ть (determine value or worth) · ota اورامق (determine value or worth) · da vurdere (determine value or worth) · fr apprécier (to judge the performance of someone, especially a worker) · no vurdere (determine value or worth) · pt avaliar (determine value or worth) · fr évaluer (to judge the performance of someone, especially a worker) · de auswerten (to estimate; to conjecture) · fr juger (to estimate; to conjecture) · fr estimer (determine value or worth) · pt valorizar (determine value or worth) · es cifrar (determine value or worth) · de einschätzen (determine value or worth) · pt estimar (to estimate; to conjecture) · fr apprécier (to estimate; to conjecture) · de bewerten (to estimate; to conjecture) · la aestimō (determine value or worth) · nl taxeren (determine value or worth)

appraise en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /əˈpɹeɪz/

Etymology

Form of apprise in use since 1706 but considered incorrect by some.

Meanings

  1. (proscribed, transitive) To apprise, inform.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
apprize alternative, archaic lexicographic
appraised Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
appraised Tense=Past lexicographic
appraises Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
appraising Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

discount · misappraise

Hypernyms

pay attention · classify

Hyponyms

estimate · overappraise · overvalue · undervalue · underappraise

Relateds

valuable

Synonyms

weigh · prize · apprize · esteem · value · evaluate · valuate · worthen · rate · apprise · price · judge · assess · appraise