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/əˈpiːl/

verb
- 1. make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request: "police are appealing for information about the incident" Similar ask urgently/earnestlyrequest urgently/earnestlymake an urgent/earnest requestcallmake a pleapleadbegsue
- ▪ (of the bowler or fielders) call on the umpire to declare a batter out, traditionally with a shout of ‘How's that?’.
- 2. apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court: "he said he would appeal against the conviction"
- ▪ apply to a higher court for a reversal of (the decision of a lower court): North American "they have 48 hours to appeal the decision"
- ▪ try to persuade someone to do something by calling on (a particular principle or quality): "I appealed to his sense of justice" Similar implorebegbeseechentreatcall onplead withaskrequestpetitionpray toapply tosolicitexhortadjureinvokelobbyrare:obtestobsecrateimpetrate
- 3. be attractive or interesting: "the range of topics will appeal to youngsters" Similar attractbe attractive tointerestbe of interest topleasetake someone's fancycharmengagefascinateintriguetemptenticeallurebeguilelureinvitedrawwhet someone's appetiteinformal:float someone's boattickle someone's fancyOpposite boreleave someone cold
noun
- 1. a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request: "his mother made an appeal for the return of the ring"
- ▪ a shout of ‘How's that?’ or a similar call by a bowler or fielder to an umpire to declare a batter out.
- ▪ entreaty: "a look of appeal on his face" Similar pleaurgent/earnest requestentreatycrycry from the heartcallpetitionprayersupplicationsolicitationapplicationoverturesuitcri de cœurde profundisarchaic:orisonrare:implorationadjurationobtestationimpetrationobsecration
- ▪ an attempt to persuade someone to do something by calling on a particular principle or quality: "an appeal to their common cultural values"
- 2. an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed: "he has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal" Similar retrialreconsiderationre-examination
- 3. a request for donations to support a charity or cause: "a public appeal to raise £120,000"
- 4. the quality of being attractive or interesting: "the popular appeal of football" Similar attractionattractivenessinterestallurecharmenchantmentfascinationbeautycharismamagnetismtemptationseductivenessdrawing powerenticementinformal:pull
Word Origin Middle English (in legal contexts): from Old French apel (noun), apeler (verb), from Latin appellare ‘to address’, based on ad- ‘to’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
Derivatives
- 1. appealer noun
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  APPEAL meaning: 1. a request to the public for money,...
- Appeal: Korean Translation
  APPEAL translate: 매력, 호소. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Appeal: Italian Translation
  APPEAL translate: fascino, attrattiva, appello, reclamare,...
- Appeal Spanish Translation
  APPEAL translate: llamamiento, apelación, recurso,...
- Appeal: Arabic Translation
  APPEAL translate: إِغْراء / جاذِبِيّة, مُناشَدة / رَجاء....
- Portuguese Translation
  APPEAL translate: apelo, apelação, recurso, atração, apelo,...
- Appeal in Japanese
  APPEAL translate: 魅力, だいご味, （募金や情報などの）要請, アピール, 嘆願（たんがん）,...
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  APPEAL definicja: 1. a request to the public for money,...
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