apprise

verb

ap·​prise ə-ˈprīz 

apprised; apprising

transitive verb

: to give notice to : tell

They apprised him of his rights.

Synonyms

• inform
• tell
• advise
• instruct

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Most of the cases presented took place during the 80s and 90s in Korea, before the internet, streaming video, and mobile devices kept us so apprised of manmade horrors being perpetrated on the other side of the world. —Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025

While Coward didn’t officially announce his intention to stay in the draft — where he was selected 11th by the Portland Trail Blazers and traded to the Memphis Grizzlies — until May 24, Scheyer said Coward kept the program apprised of his thinking every step of the way. —Brendan Marks, New York Times, 9 July 2025

Applicable to refund claims, the variance doctrine provides that taxpayers must fully apprise the IRS of each ground for refund prior to filing a lawsuit. —Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025

Be a visible change leader and steadying force, keeping employees regularly apprised. —Forrester, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

French appris, past participle of apprendre to learn, teach, from Old French aprendre

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for apprise

• advise
• applies
• arise
• assize
• baptize
• belies
• bitwise
• capsize
• chastise
• chordwise
• clockwise
• coastwise

Kids Definition

apprise

verb

ap·​prise ə-ˈprīz 

apprised; apprising

: to give notice to : inform

apprised him of his rights