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
Recent Examples on the WebIg Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024 Other senior Vatican officials who signed off on the London deal were never indicted, and the pope had been previously apprised of the transaction.—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023 The City Council was continually apprised of all aspects of the settlement negotiations.—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024 But the viewer has been apprised in the first ten minutes that these deaths are linked to oil and Hale.—Hazlitt, 7 Feb. 2024 How many of Tesla’s 128,000 employees work for its solar business is anyone’s guess, since the company publishes only a quarterly deployment figure to keep investors apprised of its progress.—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023 Her sister had kept her apprised of everyone’s stances.—Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024 Board members complained at public meetings in December and January that they had not been kept apprised of the contract failures.—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024 Parks and Rec plans to keep the community apprised of its timeline for rebuilding the playground.—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
French appris, past participle of apprendre to learn, teach, from Old French aprendre
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