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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Appraising.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise,
     Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]
     1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by
        persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods
        and chattels.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To estimate; to conjecture.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Enoch . . . appraised his weight.     --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Appraised the Lycian custom.          --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,
           and sometimes written, apprize.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Appraising.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise,
     Price, Apprize, Appreciate.]
     1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by
        persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods
        and chattels.
  
     2. To estimate; to conjecture.
  
              Enoch . . . appraised his weight.     --Tennyson.
  
     3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning.
  
              Appraised the Lycian custom.          --Tennyson.
  
     Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,
           and sometimes written, apprize.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  appraise
       v 1: place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have
            the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn: measure,
             evaluate, valuate, assess, value]
       2: consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation
          carefully before acting" [syn: survey]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  appraise
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (μτβ) εκτιμώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  appraise
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To determine the value#Noun or worth#Noun of
  (something), particularly as a person#Noun appointed for this
  purpose#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To consider comprehensively.
     3 (lb en transitive) To judge the performance of someone, especially
  a worker.
     4 (lb en transitive) To estimate; to conjecture.
     5 (lb en transitive) To praise; to commend. <!--obsolete?-->
     vb.
     (lb en transitive proscribed) To apprise, inform.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  appraise
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To determine the value#Noun or worth#Noun of
  (something), particularly as a person#Noun appointed for this
  purpose#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To consider comprehensively.
     3 (lb en transitive) To judge the performance of someone, especially
  a worker.
     4 (lb en transitive) To estimate; to conjecture.
     5 (lb en transitive) To praise; to commend. <!--obsolete?-->
     vb.
     (lb en transitive proscribed) To apprise, inform.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  appraise
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To determine the value#Noun or worth#Noun of
  (something), particularly as a person#Noun appointed for this
  purpose#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To consider comprehensively.
     3 (lb en transitive) To judge the performance of someone, especially
  a worker.
     4 (lb en transitive) To estimate; to conjecture.
     5 (lb en transitive) To praise; to commend. <!--obsolete?-->
     vb.
     (lb en transitive proscribed) To apprise, inform.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  appraise
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To determine the value#Noun or worth#Noun of
  (something), particularly as a person#Noun appointed for this
  purpose#Noun.
     2 (lb en transitive) To consider comprehensively.
     3 (lb en transitive) To judge the performance of someone, especially
  a worker.
     4 (lb en transitive) To estimate; to conjecture.
     5 (lb en transitive) To praise; to commend. <!--obsolete?-->
     vb.
     (lb en transitive proscribed) To apprise, inform.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  appraise
     Englanti vb.
     arvioida

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  appraise
     Engelska vb.
     värdera, uppskatta värde

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  appraise /ɐpɹˈeɪz/
  begroot

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Appraise /ɐpɹˈeɪz/
  قيّم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  appraise //əˈpɹeɪz// 
  1. оценявам
  determine value or worth
  2. преценявам
  to estimate; to conjecture