apprised

verb

past tense of apprise
as in informed
to give information to let me apprise you of the current situation

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Recent Examples of apprised Shanahan balked at an Australian adventure when first apprised in February that the 49ers would be part of it. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026 The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy created and runs Sharktivity, a shark-sighting and resource app designed to keep beachgoers apprised of the sharks’ presence. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 My editor has asked me to keep her apprised of my heart rate. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 Jolley stressed the importance of keeping the Health and Human Services appropriations staff apprised of the agency's finances. — Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 30 June 2026 At no point did George contact Saulter to ensure that he had been apprised of the mandatory Garrity interview, or of the implications of not showing up, George testified. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026 In a post-meeting interview, Diane Hernandez Del Calvo, the SFRTA interim executive director, said the authority will make sure the public is well-apprised of the changes. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 Installed on a mobile device, the parental control system can keep parents apprised of the child’s location. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026 Blogs run by traditional media organizations, such as ABC or The Washington Post, may utilize a live blog to keep the audience apprised of the facts of the event while a nontraditional news organization, such as Politico or Daily Kos, may focus more on real-time analysis of those facts. — Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprised
  1. informed
  2. advised
  3. told
Verb
  • Mandel’s work also informed a 2012 New York Times Magazine column on how the art market thrives on inequality, which argued that fine art belongs less to the broader global economy than to the peculiar economy of the very rich.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Regular two-way communication, where staff are heard, not just informed, combined with genuine empathy for the disruption, gives people something to hold onto.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • Chen advised supervisors facing decision fatigue to review shots within their sequences rather than obsess over individual frames.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Risk climbs with the amount consumed, and women who drink are advised to limit intake to no more than one drink per day.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of advised
Verb
  • Estefanía Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho told the crowd to expect at least 12 more immigration bills in next year’s legislative session.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Weeks before the shootdown, the spies allegedly reported on the naval airbase in Key West and were told to transmit Brothers to the Rescue flight data back to the Cuban authorities.
    — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of told

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“Apprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprised. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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