APPEAL


Meaning of APPEAL in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

If you ~ to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.

The Prime Minister ~ed to young people to use their vote...

He will ~ to the state for an extension of unemployment benefits...

The United Nations has ~ed for help from the international community.

VERB: V to/for n to-inf, V to n for n, V for n

2.

An ~ is a serious and urgent request.

Romania’s government issued a last-minute ~ to him to call off his trip.

= petition

N-COUNT: oft N for/to n, N to-inf

3.

An ~ is an attempt to raise money for a charity or for a good cause.

...an ~ to save a library containing priceless manuscripts...

N-COUNT: oft N to-inf, N for n

4.

If you ~ to someone in authority against a decision, you formally ask them to change it. In British English, you ~ against something. In American English, you ~ something.

He said they would ~ against the decision...

We intend to ~ the verdict...

Maguire has ~ed to the Supreme Court to stop her extradition.

VERB: V against n, V n, V to n to-inf

5.

An ~ is a formal request for a decision to be changed.

Heath’s ~ against the sentence was later successful...

The jury agreed with her, but she lost the case on ~.

N-VAR

see also Court of Appeal

6.

If something ~s to you, you find it attractive or interesting.

On the other hand, the idea ~ed to him...

VERB: V to n

7.

The ~ of something is a quality that it has which people find attractive or interesting.

Its new title was meant to give the party greater public ~...

= attraction

N-UNCOUNT: with supp

see also sex ~

8.

see also ~ing

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