apprise

verb

ap·prise ə-ˈprīz

apprised; apprising

Synonyms of apprise next

transitive verb

: to give notice to : tell

They apprised him of his rights.

Choose the Right Synonym for apprise

inform, acquaint, apprise, notify mean to make one aware of something.

inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences.

informed us of the crisis

acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with.

acquaint yourself with the keyboard

apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance.

keep us apprised of the situation

notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action.

notified the witness when to appear

Examples of apprise in a Sentence

let me apprise you of the current situation

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The Biden administration kept President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration closely apprised of its efforts to broker the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect early Wednesday, according to the outgoing Democratic administration. —

Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024 Bezos insisted in his op-ed on Monday that there was no quid pro quo and that neither candidate nor their teams had been apprised of the Post’s decision before it was made. —

Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024 Keep employees regularly apprised of any updates through short, clear messages, and make sure to adapt and revise any communications materials to reflect any policy changes. —

Victoria Zambito, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 Alex and Melanie did same, setting the stage the former to delicately apprise her mom of Ben’s heroic death; Melanie, though so strong, couldn’t help but break down sobbing. —

Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for apprise