I.
noun
1 attraction/interest
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great , growing , obvious , powerful , special , strong
▪ immediate , instant ( esp. BrE )
▪
the book's immediate ~ to young children
▪ enduring , lasting , timeless
▪
Her charming children's stories have timeless ~.
▪ limited , little
▪ broad , crossover , mainstream , mass , popular , populist , universal , wide , widespread
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a publication designed for mass ~
▪ aesthetic , commercial , electoral , emotional , intellectual , visual
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Unfortunately the movie lacks commercial ~.
▪ sex
VERB + APPEAL
▪ have , hold
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His views hold no ~ for me.
▪ retain
▪ lose
▪ broaden , extend , widen
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We are trying to broaden the ~ of classical music.
▪ boost , enhance , increase
APPEAL + VERB
▪ lie in sth
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His considerable ~ lies in his quiet, gentle manner.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
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College lost its ~ for her in the second year.
2 serious request for sth you need/want very much
ADJECTIVE
▪ desperate , emergency ( esp. BrE ), emotional , urgent
▪ direct , personal
▪ fresh ( BrE )
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a fresh ~ for witnesses to come forward
VERB + APPEAL
▪ issue , make
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They made a direct ~ to the government for funding.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
an ~ for help
▪ ~ to
▪
an ~ to reason
3 formal request to sb in authority
ADJECTIVE
▪ formal ( esp. BrE )
▪ court , legal
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She won the right to make another court ~.
▪ further
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There is a possibility of a further ~ to a higher court.
VERB + APPEAL
▪ bring , file ( AmE ), lodge ( BrE ), make
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He's bringing an ~ against the size of the fine.
▪ drop
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They have agreed to drop the ~.
▪ exhaust
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All ~s have been exhausted and his execution is imminent.
▪ win
▪ lose
▪ consider
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His lawyer is considering an ~ to the Supreme Court.
▪ allow ( formal ), hear
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The judge has agreed to allow his ~.
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The court will hear the ~ on June 10.
▪ uphold ( esp. BrE )
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His ~ was upheld and he was released immediately.
▪ deny , dismiss , reject , throw out ( esp. BrE ), turn down ( esp. BrE )
APPEAL + VERB
▪ fail
▪ succeed
APPEAL + NOUN
▪ ~ court ( BrE ), ~s court ( AmE )
▪ tribunal ( BrE )
▪ hearing
▪ ~ judge ( BrE ), ~s judge ( AmE )
▪ ~s procedure , ~s process
▪ system ( esp. BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
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On ~ it was held that the judge was correct.
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The case was upheld on ~.
▪ under ~
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a case currently under ~
▪ ~ against
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an ~ against his conviction of fraud
▪ ~ for
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an ~ for leniency
▪ ~ to
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an ~ to the High Court
PHRASES
▪ court of ~ ( BrE ), court of ~s ( AmE )
▪ grounds of ~ ( BrE )
▪ a right of ~
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You have the right of ~ to the Constitutional Court.
▪ pending ~
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The players have been suspended pending ~.
4 event for raising money
ADJECTIVE
▪ charity ( esp. BrE ), fund-raising
VERB + APPEAL
▪ hold , launch
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An ~ is to be launched on behalf of the refugees.
▪ back , support
APPEAL + VERB
▪ raise sth ( esp. BrE )
▪
The ~ raised over three million pounds.
APPEAL + NOUN
▪ fund ( BrE )
II.
verb
1 make serious request for sth
ADVERB
▪ directly
▪
He went over the heads of union officials, ~ing directly to the workforce.
PREPOSITION
▪ for , to
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Police ~ed to the public for information about the crime.
2 to sb in authority
ADVERB
▪ successfully , unsuccessfully
▪ directly
PREPOSITION
▪ against
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She ~ed unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder.
▪ to
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He has decided to ~ to the European Court.
PHRASES
▪ give sb leave to ~ , grant sb leave to ~ (both BrE )
3 be attractive/interesting to sb
ADVERB
▪ really , strongly
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The prospect of teaching such bright children ~ed to her enormously.
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The idea of retiring early really ~s to me.
▪ directly
▪ primarily
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Computer games used to ~ primarily to boys.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
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These characters will ~ directly to children's imaginations.
Appeal is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ conviction , ↑ decision , ↑ dismissal , ↑ ruling , ↑ sentence , ↑ suspension , ↑ verdict