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 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 Multiple 49ers, however, frowned during February’s Pro Bowl preparations when apprised of the 49ers’ potential Australia and Mexico trips. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 May 2026 The War Powers Resolution of 1973, passed into law in the wake of the Vietnam War, includes several provisions aimed at keeping the president's military powers somewhat in check and Congress apprised of the president's military actions. — John Parkinson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprised
  1. informed
  2. advised
  3. told
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  • Executions are carried out in secrecy in Japan, where prisoners are not informed of their fate until the morning of their hanging.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That’s in addition to the earlier dismantling of USAID (which trained social mobilizers for surveillance and active case finding) and the withdrawal from the WHO (whose technical expertise informed laboratory strengthening and data systems).
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of informed
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  • Shakur’s family in the court gallery had been advised ahead of time that the graphic visuals were going to be shown and described.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Weygold, who died in 1941, collected Native American art and artifacts, taught himself the Lakota language, and advised European museums on Native American art.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of advised
Verb
  • Dallas appellate attorney David Coale, who has handled appeals for decades, told CBS News Texas after the trial that Anthony's team could have several strong arguments over whether the trial was handled correctly.
    — CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly an hour after Nolan was last seen, friends on one of the boats noticed its bilge pump had failed and water was rapidly filling the hull, Tyler Cox and Edward Paltzik, attorneys for the friends, told CNN.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of told

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