appraise

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈpreɪz/

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• Hyphenation: ap‧praise

Verb

Plain form appraise

Third-person singular appraises

Past tense appraised

Past participle appraised

Present participle appraising

1. (transitive) If you appraise something, you determine the value of something.

   They painting was appraised at $70,000.

2. (transitive) If you appraise someone, you judge the performance of that person.

   The interns will be appraised by their respective supervisors at the end of the internship.

Related words

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