appraise
gb/əpɹˈeɪz/ us/əpɹˈeɪz/
C1
English
értékel, felmér, felbecsül, értékbecslést végez, szemügyre vesz, végigmér
VERB
C1
FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
appraise [someone/something]
The committee appraised the proposal before making a recommendation.
A bizottság értékelte a javaslatot, mielőtt ajánlást tett.
Managers are trained to appraise employees fairly and set clear goals.
A vezetőket arra képzik, hogy igazságosan értékeljék az alkalmazottakat, és világos célokat tűzzenek ki.
We need to appraise the risks before we invest in the project.
Learner examples
The teacher appraised my work carefully.
A tanár gondosan értékelte a munkámat.
They appraised the situation before they acted.
Felmérték a helyzetet, mielőtt cselekedtek.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse appraise with apprise. Appraise means evaluate; apprise means inform.
Meaning
evaluate quality or success
Collocations
appraise performance
|appraise a situation
|appraise a proposal
|appraise options
|appraise risks
|appraise evidence
|appraise employees
|appraise a project
|critically appraise
|objectively appraise
Synonyms
assess (common neutral word for judging quality, value, or importance)
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evaluate (very close in meaning and common in formal, academic, and business contexts)
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review (suggests examining something, often before making a decision)
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judge (more general and can sound more personal or final)
Antonyms
ignore (means not to consider or examine something)
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overlook (means to fail to notice or consider something properly)
Themes
assessment
|business
|education
|work
Definition
to carefully judge how good, useful, important, or successful someone or something is
To examine and judge the quality, importance, performance, or condition of someone or something.
VERB
C1
BUSINESS
2
felbecsül
B2
Usage pattern:
appraise [something]; be appraised at [amount]
The bank required an expert to appraise the house before approving the mortgage.
A bank megkövetelte, hogy egy szakértő felbecsülje a ház értékét, mielőtt jóváhagyja a jelzáloghitelt.
Her diamond ring was appraised at $4,000.
A gyémántgyűrűjét 4000 dollárra becsülték.
The collection must be appraised for insurance purposes.
Learner examples
The house was appraised at $300,000.
A házat 300 000 dollárra becsülték.
An expert appraised the old painting.
Egy szakértő felbecsülte a régi festmény értékét.
Common mistake:
Use at for the amount: The house was appraised at $450,000. For can express purpose: appraised for insurance purposes.
Meaning
estimate monetary value
Collocations
appraise a house
|appraise property
|appraise land
|appraise jewelry
|appraise antiques
|appraise artwork
|professionally appraise
|independently appraised
|appraised value
|appraised at
Synonyms
value (short, common word for deciding or estimating how much something is worth)
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estimate (emphasizes approximation rather than an official valuation)
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assess (often used for official value, tax, damage, or risk calculations)
Antonyms
undervalue (means to give something a value that is too low)
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overvalue (means to give something a value that is too high)
Themes
money
|business
|real_estate
|insurance
|law
Definition
to say how much something is worth, especially as a professional estimate
To estimate the monetary value of property, goods, or assets, often officially or professionally.
VERB
C1
FORMAL
3
végigmér
B2
Usage pattern:
appraise [someone/something] with [a look/glance]
She appraised him with a quick, skeptical look.
Gyors, kétkedő pillantással végigmérte.
The coach appraised the new player from the sidelines.
Az edző a pálya széléről szemügyre vette az új játékost.
He paused at the doorway and appraised the room before entering.
Learner examples
She appraised the stranger carefully.
Alaposan szemügyre vette az idegent.
He appraised the room with one quick look.
Egy gyors pillantással felmérte a szobát.
Common mistake:
This use often describes a look or glance; in everyday speech, people more often say size up or look over.
Meaning
look over critically
Collocations
appraise someone coolly
|appraise someone carefully
|appraise with a glance
|appraise the room
|appraise the crowd
|appraising look
|appraising glance
Synonyms
size up (more informal and common in conversation)
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scrutinize (suggests looking very closely and critically)
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look over (more neutral and less formal)
Antonyms
ignore (means not to look at or pay attention to someone or something)
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glance past (means to look only briefly without really examining)
Themes
perception
|judgment
|people
Definition
to look carefully at someone or something while deciding what you think about them
To look at someone or something carefully, often in order to form an opinion about them.
Grammar
Dictionary form
appraise
IPA
GB/əpɹˈeɪz/
US/əpɹˈeɪz/
Syllables & stress
ap - praise (2 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (praise)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: appraise
- 3rd Person Singular: appraises
- Present Participle: appraising
- Past: appraised
Expressions
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