Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense appraises, present participle appraising, past tense appraised
verb
If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
[formal]
This prompted many employers to appraise their selection and recruitment policies. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: assess, judge, review, estimate More Synonyms of appraise
appraise in British English
(əˈpreɪz)
verb(transitive)
1.
to assess the worth, value, or quality of
2.
to make a valuation of, as for taxation purposes
▶ USAGE Appraise is sometimes wrongly used where apprise is meant: they had been apprised (not appraised) of my arrival
Derived forms
appraisable (apˈpraisable)
adjective
appraiser (apˈpraiser)
noun
appraisingly (apˈpraisingly)
adverb
appraisive (apˈpraisive)
adjective
appraisively (apˈpraisively)
adverb
Word origin
C15: from Old French aprisier, from prisier to prize2
appraise in American English
(əˈpreɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: apˈpraised or apˈpraising
1.
to set a price for; decide the value of, esp. officially
2.
to estimate the quantity of
3.
to judge the quality or worth of
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈestiˌmate
Derived forms
appraisable (apˈpraisable)
adjective
appraiser (apˈpraiser)
noun
appraisingly (apˈpraisingly)
adverb
Word origin
ME apreisen < OFr apreiser < LL(Ec) appretiare < L ad, to + pretium, price; sp. infl. by praise
Examples of 'appraise' in a sentence
appraise
Lettice, introduced, stood back a little, wary, seeming to appraise them both.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION (2002)
I saw the stallion pull back from the opening he had made and suddenly appraise his situation with a man's intelligence.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN (2002)
She nodded to herself as she continued to appraise his short back and sides.
MacNeill, Alastair THE DEVIL'S DOOR (2002)
This is the item Horatio invited you down here to appraise.
Stephanie Laurens ALL ABOUT LOVE (2002)
In other languages
appraise
British English: appraise VERB
If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
This prompted many employers to appraise their recruitment policies.
American English: appraise
Brazilian Portuguese: avaliar
Chinese: 评价
European Spanish: evaluar
French: évaluer
German: beurteilen
Italian: valutare
Japanese: 評価する
Korean: 평가하다
European Portuguese: avaliar
Latin American Spanish: evaluar
(verb)
Definition
to assess the worth, value, or quality of
Many companies were prompted to appraise their recruitment policies.
Synonyms
assess
The test was to assess aptitude rather than academic achievement.
judge
It is important to judge the weight of your washing load.
review
I see that no papers have reviewed my book.
estimate
His personal riches were estimated at over £80 million.
survey
Geological experts were commissioned to survey the land.
price
The shares are priced at 330p.
rate
The film was rated excellent by 90 per cent of children.
value
I have had my jewellery valued for insurance purposes.
cocaine valued at $53 million
evaluate
Trained nurses are required to evaluate the patients' individual needs.
inspect
Each hotel is inspected once a year.
gauge
See if you can gauge his reaction to the offer.
size up (informal)
eye up
assay
She sat down and assayed me with her large brown eyes.
recce (slang)
Usage note
Appraise is sometimes used where apprise is meant: both patients had been fully apprised (not appraised) of the situation. This may well be due to the fact that appraise is considerably more common, and that people therefore tend to associate this meaning mistakenly with a word they know better.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of assay
Definition
to analyse (a substance, such as gold) to find out how pure it is
She sat down and assayed me with her large brown eyes.
Synonyms
analyse,
examine,
investigate,
assess,
weigh,
evaluate,
inspect,
try,
appraise,
test,
prove
in the sense of estimate
Definition
to form an approximate idea of (size, cost, etc.)
His personal riches were estimated at over £80 million.
Synonyms
calculate roughly,
value,
guess,
judge,
reckon,
assess,
evaluate,
gauge,
number,
appraise
in the sense of evaluate
Definition
to find or judge the quality or value of something
Trained nurses are required to evaluate the patients' individual needs.