apprise

English

Etymology

From French appris, apprise, past participle of apprendre, from Latin apprehendere, present active infinitive of apprehendō. Cognate to apprehend.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈpɹaɪ̯z/
Rhymes: -aɪz

Verb

apprise (third-person singular simple present apprises, present participle apprising, simple past and past participle apprised)

(transitive) To notify, or to make aware; to inform.

Synonyms

keep (someone) abreast, up to date/up-to-date; See also Thesaurus:inform

Translations

to notify

Arabic: أَطْلَعَ‎ (ʾaṭlaʿa)
Bulgarian: уведомявам (bg) (uvedomjavam), известявам (bg) (izvestjavam), съобщавам (bg) (sǎobštavam)
Dutch: inlichten (nl), "keep someone apprised" = iemand op de hoogte houden
Finnish: ilmoittaa (fi)
German: benachrichtigen (de), in Kenntnis setzen

Old English: acyþan
Portuguese: notificar (pt), avisar (pt), informar (pt)
Russian: уведомля́ть (ru) impf (uvedomljátʹ), уве́домить (ru) pf (uvédomitʹ), сообща́ть (ru) impf (soobščátʹ), сообщи́ть (ru) pf (soobščítʹ), оповеща́ть (ru) impf (opoveščátʹ), оповести́ть (ru) pf (opovestítʹ)
Spanish: informar (es), avisar (es)

See also

appraise

Anagrams

sappier

French

Verb

apprise

feminine singular of the past participle of apprendre

Anagrams

papiers

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