apprises

verb

present tense third-person singular of apprise
as in informs
to give information to let me apprise you of the current situation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprises
  1. informs
  2. tells
  3. advises
  4. instructs
Verb
  • That positioning informs the accompanying campaign, filmed in Miami by director Bardia Zeinali, photographed by Stuart Winecoff and styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 July 2026
  • Moving on to the housekeeping items, the organizer informs us of the presence of a documentary film crew on the grounds.
    — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
Definition of informs
Verb
  • The historical data tells us that workplace promotions and outcomes have not been evenly distributed.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Etched onto each of the bands is a series of letters and numbers that, if it’s captured again, tells the next researcher where this bird has been.
    — Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of tells
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  • To combat this, Zoltan advises all women to keep a bottle of artificial tears handy.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 July 2026
  • Matveev advises new founders to build in stablecoins or AI, emphasizing product over hype.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of advises
Verb
  • Erez picks it up, stares through the crosshairs, as a voice on the phone instructs them how to aim and shoot.
    — Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • Diranersen is what’s called an antisense oligonucleotide that doesn't attack tau buildup but instead instructs a tau-producing gene to produce less.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of instructs
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