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apprise

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ap·prise /əˈpraɪz/ verb [transitive]  formalTELL to tell or give someone information about something 通知;告诉 SYN informapprise somebody of something The district chairman was fully apprised of all the details. 所有细节都已经通知地区主席。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
appriseAn emissary would be permitted to leave Berwick to apprise the so-called Regent of this arrangement.apprise somebody of somethingThe doctors will apprise you of your husband's progress.
Origin apprise (1600-1700) French past participle of apprendre, from Old French aprendre; → APPRENTICE
ap·prise verbChineseSyllable
tell Corpus someone or to information give


apprise
apprise /əˈpraɪz/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: past participle of apprendre, from Old French aprendre; apprentice
formal to tell or give someone information about something
   SYN  inform
    apprise somebody of something
    The district chairman was fully apprised of all the details.


ap·priseBrE /əˈpraɪz/ 🔊NAmE /əˈpraɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they apprise BrE /əˈpraɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈpraɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it apprises BrE /əˈpraɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈpraɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple apprised BrE /əˈpraɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈpraɪzd/ 🔊past participle apprised BrE /əˈpraɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈpraɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form apprising BrE /əˈpraɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈpraɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb of sth (formal) to tell or inform sb of sth 通知;告知