appraise

English

Alternative forms

• apprize (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɹeɪz/

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• Rhymes: -eɪz
• Hyphenation: ap‧praise

Etymology 1

From Middle English apreisen, from Old French aprisier (“apraise, set a price on”) (compare modern French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare, from ad- + Latin pretium (“price, value”) (English precious), from which also appreciate, a doublet.

Verb

appraise (third-person singular simple present appraises, present participle appraising, simple past and past participle appraised)

1. (transitive) To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.

   Synonyms: (archaic) apprise, (archaic) apprize, evaluate; see also Thesaurus:appraise

   to appraise goods and chattels

2. (transitive) To consider comprehensively.

   Synonyms: interpret, look upon, think of; see also Thesaurus:deem

3. (transitive) To judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.

   At the end of the contract, you will be appraised by your line manager.

4. (transitive) To estimate; to conjecture.
5. (transitive) To praise; to commend.

   Synonyms: exalt, laud, venerate; see also Thesaurus:glorify

Derived terms

• appraisability
• appraisable
• appraisal
• appraisee
• appraisement
• appraiser
• appraisingly
• appraisive
• misappraise
• overappraise
• preappraised
• reappraise
• unappraised
• underappraise

Related terms

• appreciate
• precious

Translations

determine value or worth — see also price,‎ evaluate

Bulgarian: оценя́вам (bg) (ocenjávam) Chinese: Mandarin: 估值 (zh) (gūzhí) Danish: vurdere Dutch: taxeren (nl), schatten (nl), waarderen (nl) Finnish: arvioida (fi), arvottaa (fi) German: einschätzen (de), taxieren (de) Hungarian: felbecsül (hu) Latin: aestimō (la), taxō (la) Mari: Eastern Mari: аклаш (aklaš) Middle English: loven Norwegian: taksere, vurdere (no) Ottoman Turkish: اورامق (oramak) Polish: wyceniać (pl) impf, wycenić (pl) pf Portuguese: avaliar (pt), valorizar (pt) Quechua: chaninchay Russian: оцени́ть (ru) (ocenítʹ) Spanish: aforar (es), justipreciar (es) Swedish: värdera (sv) Turkish: değer biçmek (tr), kıymet takdir etmek Ukrainian: оці́нювати impf (ocínjuvaty), оціни́ти pf (ocinýty) Welsh: cloriannu (cy)

to judge the performance of someone, especially a worker — see also judge

Hungarian: értékel (hu) Maori: arohaehae

to estimate; to conjecture

Bulgarian: преценявам (bg) (precenjavam) Finnish: arvioida (fi) German: bewerten (de), auswerten (de), schätzen (de) Latin: aestimō (la) Portuguese: estimar (pt)

to praise; to commend — see also praise,‎ commend

Finnish: ylistää (fi), kehua (fi) Portuguese: prezar (pt)

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French: (please verify) estimer (fr), (please verify) évaluer (fr)

Etymology 2

Form of apprise in use since 1706 but considered incorrect by some.

Verb

appraise (third-person singular simple present appraises, present participle appraising, simple past and past participle appraised)

1. (transitive, proscribed) To apprise, inform.