appraise

English

Alternative forms

apprize (archaic)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈpɹeɪz/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
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)

(transitive) To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
Synonyms: (archaic) apprise, (archaic) apprize
to appraise goods and chattels
(transitive) To consider comprehensively.
(transitive) To judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.
At the end of the contract, you will be appraised by your line manager.
(transitive) To estimate; to conjecture.
(transitive) To praise; to commend.

Derived terms

appraisability
appraisable
appraisal
appraisee
appraisement
appraiser
appraisingly
appraisive

Related terms

appreciate
precious

Translations

determine value or worth

Bulgarian: оценявам (bg) (ocenjavam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 估值 (zh)
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)
Middle English: loven
Norwegian: taksere, vurdere (no)
Polish: wyceniać (pl) impf, wycenić (pl) pf
Portuguese: avaliar (pt), valorizar (pt)
Quechua: chaninchay
Russian: оцени́ть (ru) (ocenítʹ)
Spanish: valorar (es), tasar (es), evaluar (es), avaluar (es), valuar (es)
Swedish: värdera (sv)
Turkish: değer biçmel, kıymet takdir etmek
Ukrainian: оці́нювати impf (ocínjuvaty), оціни́ти pf (ocinýty)
Welsh: cloriannu (cy)

to judge the performance of someone, especially a worker — See also translations at judge

Hungarian: értékel (hu)

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 translations at 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)

(transitive, proscribed) To apprise, inform.