to apprise

Examples

• All

• I thought it prudent to apprise each of you of a meeting I just had with the customer.

  Fiction book (2000)

• We will keep you apprised of any new information.

  Wag the Dog (1997)

• Could somebody please apprise me of the situation?

  Dark Phoenix (2019)

• I suggest you apprise your men of their situation.

  Deadly Impact (2010)

• - I'll call New York and apprise them of the situation.

  Nuclear Hurricane (2007)

• Now, you and the board will be apprised of the results of my investigation.

  Prison (1987)

• Keep your building principal apprised of special events involving your participation.

  Academic text (2003)

• Staff development programs also help to keep faculty members apprised of curriculum activities and newly adopted resources.

  Academic text (1993)

• It's important that music educators be apprised of students who may be entering the music program.

  Academic text (2006)

• Could somebody please apprise me of the situation?

Synonyms

T

to tell

vsto apprise

∞ 1.0

Give someone information

is generally more formal and often used in official contexts

I

to inform

vsto apprise

∞ 1.0

To tell someone about a fact or situation

is the more formal term used for official notification

L

to let me know

vsto apprise

637 1.8

Tell me when something changes or you have news

is the act of informing others rather than a request to be told later

N

to notify

vsto apprise

• Formal

367 3.1

Tell someone about something, often in an official way

is broader, covering both formal and general acts of making people aware

A

to advise

vsto apprise

• Formal

297 2.7

Tell someone officially about something

is used to report facts rather than to deliver formal guidance

D

to disclose

vsto apprise

234 4.1

To tell people information that was secret

is a general act of reporting, not focused on exposing secrets

L

to let us know

vsto apprise

155 1.0

To tell us something so we can answer

is an act of communicating information, not a request for it

K

to keep posted

vsto apprise

62 3.5

Tell someone often about new events or changes

is a single informing act rather than ongoing updates

G

to give notice

vsto apprise

• Formal

20 3.7

Formally tell someone that you plan to leave a job or move out

is broader and can apply outside professional or official situations

C

to clue in

vsto apprise

1 3.9

To tell someone about something they did not know

is neutral reporting, not focused on revealing previously unknown facts

A

to apprize

vsto apprise

• Formal

9.9

To tell someone about something

is identical in meaning but appears as an alternate written form

Antonyms

W

to withhold

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

How Informed

to apprise

• Formal

22 7.4

to tell

∞ 1.0

to brief

181 3.7

to mention

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology