apprise

verb

ap·​prise ə-ˈprīz How to pronounce apprise (audio)
apprised; apprising

transitive verb

: to give notice to : tell
They apprised him of his rights.
Choose the Right Synonym for apprise

inform, acquaint, apprise, notify mean to make one aware of something.

inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences.

informed us of the crisis

acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with.

acquaint yourself with the keyboard

apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance.

keep us apprised of the situation

notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action.

notified the witness when to appear

Examples of apprise in a Sentence

let me apprise you of the current situation
Recent Examples on the Web Her sister had kept her apprised of everyone’s stances. Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024 Board members complained at public meetings in December and January that they had not been kept apprised of the contract failures. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024 Parks and Rec plans to keep the community apprised of its timeline for rebuilding the playground. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2024 But Molitor, now 67, was well aware of what Winfield was doing, and Steve Winfield, who umpired and also refereed basketball games in St. Paul, kept his brother apprised on the kid who eventually became the city’s second hall of famer. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024 Advertisement Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think. San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024 An OpenAI investor, who spoke with me on condition of anonymity, said that investors were not apprised of the developments. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023 After police apprised him of the situation, the owner reportedly asked police to shut the festivities down – the rental agreement's 10-person limit had been exceeded, Martin wrote, and rules against weapons and smoking at the rental were apparently broken. Christina Coulter, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2023 Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

French appris, past participle of apprendre to learn, teach, from Old French aprendre

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of apprise was circa 1680

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“Apprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprise. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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apprise

verb
ap·​prise ə-ˈprīz How to pronounce apprise (audio)
apprised; apprising
: to give notice to : inform
apprised him of his rights

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