Apprise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inform (somebody) of something

make aware of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɛɹɾeɪkən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpɹˈaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpɹˈaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɛɹɾeɪkən/.

Examples

I advised him that the rent was due
Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
The yen appreciated again!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

send word give notice revalue advise apprize instruct appreciate notify

Antonyms

depreciate

Parts of Speech

verb	inform (somebody) of something “I advised him that the rent was due”
verb	make aware of “Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?”
verb	gain in value “The yen appreciated again!”
verb	increase the value of “The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark”

Word Forms

notification	noun	a request for payment
notice	noun	a request for payment
notifiable	adjective	requiring that official notification be given
apprisal	noun	informing by words
revaluation	noun	a new appraisal or evaluation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

informieren

(jemandem) etwas mitteilen

🇫🇷French

informer

informer (quelqu'un) de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

informar

informar (a alguien) de algo

🇮🇹Italian

avvisare

informare (qualcuno) di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

op de hoogte brengen

(iemand) ergens over informeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

informar

informar (alguém) sobre algo

🇷🇺Russian

информировать

сообщить (кому-либо) о чём-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूचना देना

(किसी को) किसी बात की सूचना देना

🇧🇩Bengali

অবহিত করা

কিছু সম্পর্কে (কাউকে) অবহিত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

தெரிவிக்கவும்

எதையாவது (ஒருவருக்கு) தெரிவிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలియజేయు

ఏదైనా (ఎవరైనా) తెలియజేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अवगत करणे

(कुणाला) कशाची तरी माहिती द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાણ કરવી

(કોઈને) કંઈક વિશે જાણ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿಳಿಸು

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ (ಯಾರಿಗಾದರೂ) ತಿಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അറിയിക്കുക

എന്തെങ്കിലും (ആരെയെങ്കിലും) അറിയിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਣੂ

(ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ) ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਬਾਰੇ ਸੂਚਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

آگاہ کرنا

(کسی کو) کسی چیز سے آگاہ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

通知

告知（某人）某事

🇯🇵Japanese

知らせる

（誰かに）何かを知らせる

🇰🇷Korean

알리다

(누군가에게) 무엇인가를 알리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thông báo

thông báo cho (ai) về việc gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

แจ้งให้ทราบ

แจ้ง (บางคน) ถึงบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memberitahukan

memberi tahu (seseorang) tentang sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

magpaalam

ipaalam sa (isang tao) ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

maklumkan

memberitahu (seseorang) sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أطلع

إبلاغ (شخص ما) بشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

آگاه کردن

خبر دادن (کسی) از چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

bildirmek

(birine) bir şeyi bildirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹדִיעַ

להודיע (למישהו) על משהו

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