appraise
gb/əpɹˈeɪz/ us/əpɹˈeɪz/
C1
English
Senses
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Verb
formal
C1
action
1
evaluate quality or success
to carefully judge how good, useful, important, or successful someone or something is
Usage pattern:
appraise [someone/something]
Common mistake:
Do not confuse appraise with apprise. Appraise means evaluate; apprise means inform.
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)
Collocations
appraise performance
|appraise a situation
|appraise a proposal
|appraise options
|appraise risks
|appraise evidence
|appraise employees
|appraise a project
|critically appraise
|objectively appraise
Themes
assessment
|business
|education
|work
Examples
- The committee appraised the proposal before making a recommendation.
- Managers are trained to appraise employees fairly and set clear goals.
- We need to appraise the risks before we invest in the project.
Learner examples
- The teacher appraised my work carefully.
- They appraised the situation before they acted.
Verb
business
C1
action
2
estimate monetary value
to say how much something is worth, especially as a professional estimate
Usage pattern:
appraise [something]; be appraised at [amount]
Common mistake:
Use at for the amount: The house was appraised at $450,000. For can express purpose: appraised for insurance purposes.
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)
Collocations
appraise a house
|appraise property
|appraise land
|appraise jewelry
|appraise antiques
|appraise artwork
|professionally appraise
|independently appraised
|appraised value
|appraised at
Themes
money
|business
|real_estate
|insurance
|law
Examples
- The bank required an expert to appraise the house before approving the mortgage.
- Her diamond ring was appraised at $4,000.
- The collection must be appraised for insurance purposes.
Learner examples
- The house was appraised at $300,000.
- An expert appraised the old painting.
Verb
formal
C1
action
3
look over critically
to look carefully at someone or something while deciding what you think about them
Usage pattern:
appraise [someone/something] with [a look/glance]
Common mistake:
This use often describes a look or glance; in everyday speech, people more often say size up or look over.
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)
Collocations
appraise someone coolly
|appraise someone carefully
|appraise with a glance
|appraise the room
|appraise the crowd
|appraising look
|appraising glance
Themes
perception
|judgment
|people
Examples
- She appraised him with a quick, skeptical look.
- The coach appraised the new player from the sidelines.
- He paused at the doorway and appraised the room before entering.
Learner examples
- She appraised the stranger carefully.
- He appraised the room with one quick look.
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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