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apprise

Meaning

To provide someone with information or make them aware of something.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The detective needed to apprise the witness of the new evidence. He showed her the security footage, hoping to make her aware of the suspect's movements. Her eyes widened as she understood the situation.

The tremor in her hands grew as the news crackled over the comms. She needed to apprise the excavation team of the seismic shift. Every second counted now. Lives depended on them knowing exactly what was happening beneath the alien soil.

The drone pilot frantically tapped his screen. He needed to apprise the ground team about the unusual energy signature blooming over the abandoned research facility. They had to know something was wrong before they moved in, before it was too late for anyone.

I tried to apprise my cat about the giant laser pointer dot, but she just blinked. She clearly needed more info about this dancing red menace. Maybe I should draw her a picture?

The squirrel ambassador, Bartholomew, needed to apprise the earthworm council about the recent peanut surplus. He'd meticulously organized acorn stockpiles, hoping they'd appreciate his efforts. Bartholomew chattered urgently, pointing a tiny paw towards a mountain of shells, wanting to make them aware of the nutty situation.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The anxious parents waited for the doctor to apprise them of their child's condition. The tense silence in the waiting room was thick with unspoken fears. Finally, the doctor emerged, ready to share what he knew.

The expedition leader, face grim, gathered the team. "I need to apprise you all," he began, his voice heavy, "that the magnetic anomaly is far stronger than predicted, and our sensors are failing. We'll need to reroute immediately."

The scout, breathless and mud-caked, stumbled into the makeshift command tent. He needed to apprise the captain immediately of the enemy’s unexpected flanking maneuver. Hesitation meant defeat, and the captain’s grim expression told him time was dangerously short to get this vital warning across.

Captain Bluster, known for his booming voice and questionable navigation skills, failed to apprise his crew of the Kraken sighting. They were too busy arguing about who ate the last pickle when the tentacles erupted. Now, the only information they're receiving is from a very large, very unhappy sea monster.

The esteemed truffle pig, Bartholomew, nudged his owner's leg. His tiny, perpetually worried eyes blinked. It was time to apprise the human that the prize-winning mushroom was actually a particularly pungent discarded gym sock. Bartholomew hoped this news would be received with less dismay than the last sock incident.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The worried parent asked the doctor to apprise them of the latest test results. They just needed to know what was happening, to understand the situation. The quiet waiting room amplified their anxiety for any news.

The scout captain needed to apprise the village elders of the encroaching blight. She’d seen the sickly shimmer on the ancient boughs herself, and the desperate pleas of the forest creatures resonated deep within her; they needed to understand the gravity of the situation before it was too late.

The frantic pilot struggled to apprise the tower of the failing hydraulics; a sinking feeling gripped him as he realized the gravity of the situation. He desperately needed them to understand the peril before the controls entirely gave out.

I attempted to apprise my cat, Reginald, of the imminent arrival of the dreaded vacuum cleaner. His only response was a languid blink, as if to say, "Your dire pronouncements are as insignificant as a dust bunny in my regal domain." He's truly unconcerned with my informational updates.

Bartholomew, a distinguished, if slightly overripe, cheddar cheese, was determined to apprise the entire pantry of the impending doom. A lone, intrepid ant, a veritable Napoleon of crumbs, had declared war on his delicious rind. The other foodstuffs, blissfully unaware, continued their slumber.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The frantic courier burst in, his face pallid. He needed to apprise the general of the imminent enemy advance immediately. Time was of the essence, and every second wasted could mean a strategic debacle, leaving their valiant soldiers vulnerable.

The weary prospector, his canteen nearly empty, urged his mule onward, desperate to apprise the nearest settlement of the mineral vein he'd discovered. He knew the news would electrify the town, but fear gnawed at him; would they recognize his claim, or dismiss his frantic warnings as delusion?

The clandestine courier, his face etched with exhaustion and urgency, sought to apprise the council of the imminent invasion. He had navigated treacherous terrain and evaded zealous pursuers, his sole mission to convey critical intelligence before the enemy reached their fortifications. The weight of his report, and the fate of their civilization, rested on this vital disclosure.

The king, a notoriously fastidious monarch, demanded his jester apprise him of the latest scandalous rumors circulating the court. Apparently, the royal chef had concocted a soufflé so ephemeral, it ascended to the heavens and was last seen consorting with a flock of particularly ostentatious pigeons, much to the king's bewildered amusement.

The esteemed gastronome, after consuming a particularly recalcitrant durian, felt an urgent need to apprise his fellow gourmands of the olfactory cataclysm. He declared, with a faint tremor in his voice, that the fruit's pungent effluvium was akin to a thousand decomposing walruses performing interpretive dance on a sulfur spring.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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