2 meanings
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1 —as in:
appraised value of
Definition
place a value on or judge the worth of something- The interest rate is higher if we borrow over 80% of the home's appraised value.
appraised = to place a value on or judge the worth of something
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- They will appraise the business — probably as a multiple of earnings.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- I am only an appraiser.John Steinbeck -- The Pearl
- The appraiser from Beethovenstraat was here this morning.Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl
- I fear that he does not appraise me at much.Bram Stoker -- Dracula
appraiser = one who places a value on things
appraiser = one who places a value on things
appraise = place a value on
2 —as in:
appraise the situation
Definition
evaluate (consider in a comprehensive way)- She appraised the situation carefully before acting.
appraised = evaluate (consider in a comprehensive way)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- I want to appraise the competition before I settle on a strategy.
- "'Tis true," answered Porthos, rising on his saddle, in order that he might appraise the immense crowd, "there are a lot of them."Dumas, Alexandre -- Twenty Years After
- She appraised him coolly.John Steinbeck -- Of Mice and Men
- Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly.Richard Connell -- The Most Dangerous Game
- looked quickly at Juana's old blue skirt, saw the tears in her shawl, appraised the green ribbon on her braids, read...John Steinbeck -- The Pearl
- He gave his shirt another halfhearted, disgusted appraisal.Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
- If one wants to appraise it, it is at once heroic and banal—but who wants to do that?Erich Maria Remarque -- All Quiet on the Western Front
- But White Fang soon learned to differentiate between thieves and honest men, to appraise the true value of step and carriage.London, Jack -- White Fang
appraise = evaluate
appraised = considered in a thoughtful way
appraising = evaluating
appraised = considered in a comprehensive way
appraisal = evaluation
appraise = evaluate