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APPRAISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they appraise ... he / she / it appraises
Past simple: appraised
Past participle: appraised
-ing form: appraising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consider in a comprehensive way
Example:
He appraised the situation carefully before acting
Synonyms:
appraise; survey
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "appraise" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
Example:
access all the factors when taking a risk
Synonyms:
appraise; assess; evaluate; measure; valuate; value
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "appraise" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Verb group:
assess (estimate the value of (property) for taxation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "appraise"):
grade; mark; score (assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation)
rate; value (estimate the value of)
standardise; standardize (evaluate by comparing with a standard)
reassess; reevaluate (revise or renew one's assessment)
censor (subject to political, religious, or moral censorship)
praise (express approval of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
appraisal (the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth)
appraiser (one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things)
appraiser (one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity)
