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# apprise

verb (apprise, apprises, apprised, apprising)

«apprise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) To apprise someone of something is to tell them about it or inform them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apprise/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in formal letters, reports and the stiff exam voice: «Please keep me apprised of any changes» means «please keep telling me». In old stories, a servant apprises the king of news.

### Examples

- Please apprise me of any changes to the timetable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apprise/#x1)
- The captain was apprised of the danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apprise/#x2)
- The head teacher apprised parents of the new rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apprise/#x3)
- Keep me apprised of your progress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apprise/#x4)
- Badger apprised the others of the weasels' plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apprise/#x5)
- We were not apprised of the decision. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apprise/#x6)

### Note

Formal; in speech say «tell» or «let know». Pattern: apprise someone OF something. Do not confuse with «appraise» (to judge the value or quality of something).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «apprise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apprise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«apprise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/apprise.html) on Mova free.