to appeal
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2.7
- verb
- /əˈpil/
:
pedir
- The organization appealed to the community for help in rebuilding after the disaster.
- appeal for assistance
- appeal to the government
So what I'm what I'm doing is putting out a call, a request and to appeal to people's patriotism.
- So what I'm what I'm doing is putting out a call, a request and to appeal to people's patriotism.
- And usually the Israeli left is the person, the group, the people that we appeal to, to calm down.
Examples
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I'm appealing to your decency.
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Again, a number of public statements were released, appealing for peace and reconciliation.
Academic text (2015) -
OK, Most people on social media try to appeal to the mass audience.
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Yes, I appeal to the South and to the North.
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So we really appeal to that side of the customer base.
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God knows we got to appeal to that youth market.
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We need you to appeal to her as a mother.
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So you find that movies that appeal more to women will have more emotion.
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At the end of his rope, he appeals to God, asking to be shown the way.
Fiction book (1995) -
This move is designed, of course, to appeal to ESG investors.
Synonyms
256
1.6
To beg someone urgently and humbly for something
232
3.9
Ask someone urgently and emotionally for something
59
1.6
To ask loudly for help in an emergency
47
8.2
To ask someone earnestly for something
30
2.0
Ask someone for support when you face a problem
12
8.1
Ask someone in a serious, emotional way to do something
7
2.7
To shout loudly when you need help right away
3
9.6
To beg someone, often in prayer, for help or favor
1
3.1
To ask people or groups for help when you need it
1
1.0
Call out loudly to ask someone to come to you when you are in danger
Compounds
- NSFW
19
3.5
Attractive to other people in a way that makes them want to be physically close
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Appeal comes from the old Latin word appellare, which meant 'to call to'. So to appeal (verb) is like calling out for help or support in a serious, urgent way.