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verb

apprise

inform (somebody) of something

In a sentence

Six example sentences with apprise, each labelled with its topic.

  • The surgeon will apprise the family of every step beforehand, including what happens if the scan shows something new.

    Medicine

  • The dashboard will apprise the on call engineer of any disk filling faster than usual, hours before a service fails.

    Technology

  • Please apprise the front desk of your arrival time, since the night porter locks the courtyard gate at midnight.

    Travel

  • Counsel must apprise the client of any settlement offer, even one the lawyer expects will be refused.

    Law

  • The manager promised to apprise the board of the supplier problem before the Friday meeting rather than after.

    Business

  • Brokers are required to apprise clients of the fees on each product before the order is placed.

    Finance

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