Apprise
To inform or notify someone about something; to make someone aware of a fact or situation.
verbApprise
To inform or notify someone about something; to make someone aware of a fact or situation.
verbImagine This
If you win the first prize in California’s Lotto, won’t you tell everyone?
Sounds Like
uh-PRYZE
Looks Like
A prize
Remember This
Use 'apprise' with 'of' or 'that' (apprise someone of something; apprise that...). It is formal and often found in official or literary contexts.
Other Forms
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inform, notify, brief, advise, acquaint
Note
Apprise is more formal than 'inform' or 'tell.' In casual writing, prefer 'inform' or 'notify.' The verb can take different tenses (apprise, apprises, apprised, apprising).
Study Deeper
- The manager apprises the staff of any changes to the schedule.
- The lawyer apprised the client of the possible outcomes before the trial.
From Old French appris, the past participle of apprendre 'to learn,' evolving in English to the sense of informing or making someone aware.
APPRISE sounds like 'a prize'—remember that when someone informs you, they 'prize' you with knowledge, as if giving you a prize.
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