appeal


Definition: Meaning of, appeal in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əˈpiːl /

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appeal appeals
  1. request [countable] an urgent request for something important
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  2. request for money [countable] an attempt to persuade people to give money in order to help people who need something
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  3. request to change decision [uncountable and countable] a formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed
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  4. being attractive [uncountable] a quality that makes people like something or someone
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
appeal appealed appealed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
appealing appeals
  1. ask [intransitive] to make a serious public request for help, money, information etc
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  2. ask to change decision [intransitive and transitive] to make a formal request to a court or someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed
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  3. be attractive [intransitive] if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting
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  4. appeal to somebody's better nature/sense of justice etc to try to persuade someone to do something by reminding them that it is a good or fair thing to do
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appeal used in phrases

  • Appeal Court (noun)
    1. the COURT OF APPEAL
  • Court of Appeal (noun)
    1. the highest law court in Britain apart from the HOUSE OF LORDS
  • appeal board (noun)
    1. a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
  • personal appeal (noun)
    1. a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
  • right of appeal (noun)
    1. law the legal right to ask for a court's decision to be changed
  • sex appeal (noun)
    1. the quality of being sexually attractive
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