From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishappraiseap‧praise /əˈpreɪz/ verb [transitive] 1 formalJUDGE to officially judge how successful, effective, or valuable something is SYN evaluate Greenpeace has been invited to appraise the environmental costs of such an operation.2 literary to look carefully at someone or something to make an opinion about them His eyes appraised her face.→ See Verb table
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appraise• Or they might have the cards appraised.• Cautiously, I began appraising Gloria.• Tait stroked his beard again with long, elegant fingers, appraising her with colourless eyes.• Therefore, appraise it in terms of the five fundamental factors and make comparisons of the seven elements later named.• In order to judge the impact of fetal masculinization on men, it is useful to appraise its effect on the female.• Over the last 20 years the Church has begun to appraise itself.From Longman Business Dictionaryappraiseap‧praise /əˈpreɪz/ verb [transitive]1HUMAN RESOURCES to decide how well an employee is doing his or her work, usually after discussing with the employee how well he or she has performed during the past yearIt is the line manager’s job to appraise staff.2to decide how much something is worth after considering it carefullyappraise something atThe property was appraised at $28 million.→ See Verb tableOrigin appraise (1400-1500) Old French aprisier, from prisier “to value”; influenced by praise 