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appraiseto assess the value, quality, or importance of something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to assess the value, quality, or importance of something

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈpreɪz/

Korean meaning: 가치나 품질, 중요성을 평가하다, 감정하다

Korean pronunciation: 어**프레**이즈

Example Sentences

  • The insurance company sent an expert to appraise the damage from my cat's indoor tornado adventure.
  • I asked my mom to appraise my cooking, but she just ordered pizza instead.
  • The bank requires you to have the house appraised before approving the mortgage.

appraise

VERB

//əˈpreɪz//

to assess the value, quality, or importance of something

appraise concept
💡 Concept

An expert appraises the valuable painting's authenticity and worth

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appraise rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Appraise with careful gaze, then offer heartfelt praise

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈpreɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈpreɪz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixap--
Rootpraise

Origin

From Old French 'aprecier' meaning 'to set a price on,' derived from Latin 'pretium' meaning 'price' or 'value.' The prefix 'ap-' (to) was added to the root, and the word evolved through Middle English before reaching its modern form.

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🎵Rhyme

praiseraisephasegaze
praise
raise
phase
gaze

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The insurance company sent an expert to appraise the damage from my cat's indoor tornado adventure.

😄 Fun example

I asked my mom to appraise my cooking, but she just ordered pizza instead.

The bank requires you to have the house appraised before approving the mortgage.

😄 Fun example

She carefully appraised his excuse for being late and decided it was complete nonsense.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

evaluateassessestimatevaluejudge

Antonyms

ignoreneglectoverlook

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