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appraise
verb [T] /əˈpreɪz/Definition
› to examine someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success, or needs: At the end of each teaching practice, trainee teachers are asked to appraise their own performance. In cooperation with other professionals, social workers will appraise the individual's needs. He coolly appraised the situation, deciding which person would be most likely to succeed.Analysing and evaluatingAssessing and estimating value › US for value verb: The ring was appraised at $40,000.Assessing and estimating valueAnalysing and evaluating appraisee
/ə.preɪˈziː/ noun [C] › a person who is being appraisedAnalysing and evaluatingAssessing and estimating value appraiser
/əˈpreɪ.zər/
/-zɚ/ noun [C] › a person who appraises someone or somethingAnalysing and evaluatingAssessing and estimating value
/-zɚ/ noun [C] › a person who appraises someone or somethingAnalysing and evaluatingAssessing and estimating value(Definition of appraise verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Analysing and evaluating
Synonyms and related words:
- analyse verb
- analyst noun
- analytical adjective
- arbitrate verb
- ascribe sth to sb/sth phrasal verb
- inquiry noun (PROCESS)
- inspection noun
- interpretive adjective
- investigate verb
- investigation noun
- investigative adjective
- judge verb
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- set great, little, etc. store by sth idiom
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