appeal
🇺🇸
/əˈpiːl/
🇬🇧
/əˈpiːl/
noun
B2
A strong request for help, money, or information, especially from a charity or the police.
The charity made an appeal for donations to help the victims.
B2
The quality that makes someone or something attractive or interesting.
The movie's appeal lies in its exciting story and great actors.
B2
A formal request to a court or authority to change a decision.
They filed an appeal to challenge the court's ruling.
R
A suggestion that a good person should act in a certain way.
Her appeal to his kindness made him help her.
intransitive verb
B2
To make a strong request for help or information.
The police appeal for any information about the missing person.
B2
To attract or interest someone.
The new game will appeal to both children and adults.
B2
To formally ask a court or authority to change a decision.
He plans to appeal the court's decision.
R
To try to persuade someone by suggesting it is the right thing to do.
She tried to appeal to his sense of fairness.
translation
A strong request for help, money, or information, especially from a charity or the police.; The quality that makes someone or something attractive or interesting.; A formal request to a court or authority to change a decision.; A suggestion that a good person should act in a certain way.
To make a strong request for help or information.; To attract or interest someone.; To formally ask a court or authority to change a decision.; To try to persuade someone by suggesting it is the right thing to do.
Word Forms
3rd Present
appeals
Progressive
appealing
Past
appealed
Plural
appeals
Perfect
appealed