- appraise ap·praise vt
- [ə'preɪz]
(value) valutare, fare una stima di, fig dare or esprimere un giudizio su, (situation) fare il bilancio di
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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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appraise — ap‧praise [əˈpreɪz] verb [transitive] 1. HUMAN 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 year : • It is the line manager s job to … Financial and business terms
appraise — ap·praise /ə prāz/ vt ap·praised, ap·prais·ing: to estimate the value of: make an appraisal of ap·prais·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Praise — Praise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Praised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Praising}.] [OE. preisen, OF. preisier, prisier, F. priser, L. pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See {Price}, n., and cf. {Appreciate}, {Praise}, n., {Prize}, v.] 1. To commend; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
praise — [prāz] vt. praised, praising [ME praisen < OFr preisier < LL pretiare < L pretium, worth, PRICE] 1. Obs. to set a price on; appraise 2. to commend the worth of; express approval or admiration of 3. to laud the glory of (God, etc.), as in … English World dictionary
appraise — (v.) c.1400, to set a value on, from stem of O.Fr. aprisier apraise, set a price on (14c., Mod.Fr. apprécier), from L.L. appretiare value, estimate, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + pretium price (see PRICE (Cf. price … Etymology dictionary
appraise — [ə prāz′] vt. appraised, appraising [ME apreisen < OFr apreiser < LL(Ec) appretiare < L ad, to + pretium, PRICE; sp. infl. by PRAISE] 1. to set a price for; decide the value of, esp. officially 2. to estimate the quantity of 3. to judge… … English World dictionary
appraise — [15] Originally, appraise meant simply ‘fix the price of’. It came from the Old French verb aprisier ‘value’, which is ultimately a parallel formation with appreciate; it is not clear whether it came directly from late Latin appretiāre, or… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
appraise — [15] Originally, appraise meant simply ‘fix the price of’. It came from the Old French verb aprisier ‘value’, which is ultimately a parallel formation with appreciate; it is not clear whether it came directly from late Latin appretiāre, or… … Word origins
appraise — ap|praise [əˈpreız] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: aprisier, from prisier to value ; influenced by praise] 1.) formal to officially judge how successful, effective, or valuable something is = ↑evaluate ▪ Greenpeace has been invited … Dictionary of contemporary English
appraise — transitive verb (appraised; appraising) Etymology: Middle English appraysen, probably from Anglo French *appreiser, from a (from Latin ad ) + preiser to prize, praise Date: 15th century 1. to set a value on ; estimate the amount of … New Collegiate Dictionary
