Meanings
appraise1
present singular third person appraises · participle present appraising · participle past appraised · past appraised · alternative archaic apprize
- transitiveTo judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.
At the end of the contract, you will be appraised by your line manager.
- transitiveTo estimate; to conjecture.
appraise2
present singular third person appraises · participle present appraising · participle past appraised · past appraised · alternative archaic apprize
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
verbTo consider comprehensively.
verbTo praise; to commend.
More synonyms by meaning
verbevaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
appraise · verb
- Latinpretium“price, value”
- Late Latinappretiare
- Old Frenchaprisier“apraise, set a price on”
- Middle Englishapreisen
- Englishappraise
From Middle English apreisen, from Old French aprisier (“apraise, set a price on”) (compare modern French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare, from ad- + Latin pretium (“price, value”) (English precious), from which also appreciate, a doublet.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →appraise · verb
Form of apprise in use since 1706 but considered incorrect by some.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian оценя́вам, преценявам
- оценя́вам (ocenjávam)determine value or worth
- преценявам (precenjavam)to estimate; to conjecture
Chinese Mandarin 估值
- 估值 (gūzhí)determine value or worth
Danish vurdere
- vurderedetermine value or worth
Dutch taxeren, schatten
- taxerendetermine value or worth
- schattendetermine value or worth
- waarderendetermine value or worth
Finnish arvioida, arvottaa
- arvioidadetermine value or worth
- arvottaadetermine value or worth
- arvioidato estimate; to conjecture
- ylistääto praise; to commend
- kehuato praise; to commend
French estimer, évaluer
- estimerdetermine value or worth
- évaluerdetermine value or worth
- apprécierdetermine value or worth
- évaluerto judge the performance of someone, especially a worker
- apprécierto judge the performance of someone, especially a worker
- jugerto judge the performance of someone, especially a worker
- apprécierto estimate; to conjecture
- estimerto estimate; to conjecture
- conjecturerto estimate; to conjecture
- jugerto estimate; to conjecture
- apprécierto praise; to commend
- louerto praise; to commend
German einschätzen, taxieren
- einschätzendetermine value or worth
- taxierendetermine value or worth
- beurteilento judge the performance of someone, especially a worker
- bewertento estimate; to conjecture
- auswertento estimate; to conjecture
- schätzento estimate; to conjecture
Hungarian felbecsül, értékel
- felbecsüldetermine value or worth
- értékelto judge the performance of someone, especially a worker
Latin aestimō, taxō
- aestimōdetermine value or worth
- taxōdetermine value or worth
- aestimōto estimate; to conjecture
Māori arohaehae
- arohaehaeto judge the performance of someone, especially a worker
Norwegian taksere, vurdere
- takseredetermine value or worth
- vurderedetermine value or worth
Polish wyceniać, wycenić
- wyceniaćdetermine value or worth
- wycenićdetermine value or worth
Portuguese avaliar, valorizar
- avaliardetermine value or worth
- valorizardetermine value or worth
- estimarto estimate; to conjecture
- prezarto praise; to commend
Russian оцени́ть
- оцени́ть (ocenítʹ)determine value or worth
Spanish tasar, aforar
- tasardetermine value or worth
- aforardetermine value or worth
- cifrardetermine value or worth
Swedish värdera
- värderadetermine value or worth
Turkish değer biçmek, kıymet takdir etmek
- değer biçmekdetermine value or worth
- kıymet takdir etmekdetermine value or worth
Ukrainian оці́нювати, оціни́ти
- оці́нювати (ocínjuvaty)determine value or worth
- оціни́ти (ocinýty)determine value or worth
Welsh cloriannu
- cloriannudetermine value or worth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with appraise
Cite this entry
appraise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appraise
“appraise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appraise. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appraise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appraise.
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