to apprise
- verb
- /əˈpraɪs/
- Formal
- David has apprised me of the situation and we are looking at options as we speak.
- keep apprised
- fully apprised
- apprised of recent activities
Examples
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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.
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Could somebody please apprise me of the situation?
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I suggest you apprise your men of their situation.
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- I'll call New York and apprise them of the situation.
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Now, you and the board will be apprised of the results of my investigation.
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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
Give someone information
To tell someone about a fact or situation
Tell me when something changes or you have news
Tell someone about something, often in an official way
Tell someone officially about something
To tell people information that was secret
To tell us something so we can answer
Tell someone often about new events or changes
Formally tell someone that you plan to leave a job or move out
To tell someone about something they did not know
To tell someone about something
Antonyms
How Informed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apprise comes from old words that mean 'to grasp' or 'to learn' and is related to comprehend, which also means to 'grasp' an idea. So to apprise someone is to help them 'grasp' the facts — in other words, to inform them.