Meaning of appeal in English

[ + to infinitive ] The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the area over the weekend.

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request Her request for information was denied.
application His application for bail was granted.
appeal The leader made an appeal for unity.
call With calls for action mounting, policymakers are beginning to pay attention.
demand We will never give in to terrorists’ demands.

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No witnesses to the accident have come forwardyet, despite the police's appeal.
The missing child's distraughtparents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
The appeal for people to donateblood was very successful.
She made an eloquent appeal for action before it was too late.
The campaign has been gainingmomentumever since the television appeal.

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appeal noun ( LEGAL )

a request made to a court of law or to someone in authority to change a previous decision: lodge an appeal She has lodged (= made) an appeal against the severity of the fine. He won his appeal and the sentence was halved. The appeal was rejected by the High Court. See also More examples Fewer examples

Lee's lawyer said last night that they would be lodging an appeal against the sentence.
The districtattorney said if McVeigh is given the deathpenalty and his conviction is upheld on appeal, the stateprosecution would becomemoot.
The judgeordered that he post a $10 000 bondpending his appeal of the verdict.
She took her case to an immigration appeals tribunal.

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appeal noun ( IN SPORT )

a request made to a person who is in charge of a sports game to make or change a decision: The referee did not see the incident and turned down the loud appeal for a penalty. After an appeal, the runner was eventually called out for failing to touch third base. Only the captain on court can make an appeal to the referee. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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appeal noun ( QUALITY )

the quality in someone or something that makes him, her, or it attractive or interesting: lose appeal This used to be a marvelous hotel, but it has lost its appeal in recent years. sex appeal The actor has a lot of sex appeal. wide appeal Spielberg's movies have a wide appeal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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appeal verb ( REQUEST )

to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help: They're appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated region. The police are appealing to the public for any information about the missing girl.

I tried to appeal to (= ask for support based on) his sense of loyalty, stressing how good the company had been to him.

[ + to infinitive ] Church leaders have appealed to the government to halt the war. Synonyms beseech old use or literary Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

ask for I asked the waiter for more water.
request The department has requested permission to spend money on new equipment.
apply for We applied for a building permit to put an addition on the house.
demand People are demanding the right to return to their homes.
appeal for The president appealed for calm.
call for A group of religious leaders are calling for an end to racism and injustice in the city.

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beg He begged her to stay, but she wouldn't listen.
implore I implore you to change your mind.
plead with He pleaded with the guards to be allowed to see his daughter.
appeal to I appeal to the public to remain calm.
entreat The banners entreated the government to release the prisoners.
adjure The gospel adjures us to love one another.

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Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward.
After a night of violence, police are appealing for calm.
The parents of the missinggirlappeared on television appealing for witnesses.
Charity workers are appealing for cash to helpproviderelief for the disastervictims.
Both sets of parents appealed to the kidnappers to releasetheirson and daughter.

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appeal verb ( LEGAL )

The teenager has been given leave (= allowed) by the court of appeals to appeal against her two-year sentence.

They're appealing to the court to reduce the sentence to a fine. to formally request that a legal or official decision be changed: The parents appealed against the school's decision not to admit the child. The players appealed to the referee for a free kick. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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appeal verb ( ATTRACT )

to interest or attract someone: It's a program designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25-year-olds. I think what appeals to me about his painting is his use of color. UK I haven't been skiing - it's never really appealed. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

attract We were attracted to the town center, with its variety of shops and restaurants.
draw The game drew a crowd of 30,000.
entice The smell of coffee enticed people to enter the shop.
lure I was lured into the store by the smell of fresh bread.
tempt I was tempted by the offer of a free phone.
seduce I wouldn't normally have bought this but I was seduced by the low price.

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To win the election he needs to appeal to the typical man in the street.
The party has watered down itssocialistideals in order to appeal to the centerground.
Her latestbook should appeal to a largeaudience.
It was one of the first avant-gardeworks to appeal to a wideaudience.
This policy may appeal to the partyfaithful, but will it gain the support of uncommittedvoters?

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appeal | Intermediate English

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appeal verb ( ATTRACT )

Such music managed to appeal to the tastes of both young and old.

appeal verb ( ARGUE )

to request formally that a decision, esp. a legal or official one, be changed: [ T ] The verdict was appealed to a higher court.

appeal verb ( REQUEST )

to make a serious or formal request for help, esp. in an emergency: Blood supplies are running low, and the Red Cross is appealing for blood donations.

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appeal noun ( ATTRACTIVENESS )

the quality of being interesting or attractive: Eating out has lost much of its appeal.

appeal noun ( LEGAL ARGUMENT )

a formal request that a decision, esp. a legal or official one, be changed: [ U ] The decision was reversed on appeal.

appeal noun ( REQUEST )

a serious or formal request for help, esp. in a public emergency: Many charities issued an appeal for contributions to help victims of the earthquake. (Definition of appeal from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

appeal | Business English

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a request to a law court or other official organization to change a previous decision: lodge/launch/make an appeal He has 28 days to lodge an appeal in the High Court. an appeal against sth Her appeal against the dismissal was rejected. We feel we have plenty of grounds for appeal. an employment/income tax appeal an appeal hearing/tribunal the appeals procedure/process a request for something, especially money, information, or help: launch/make an appeal The Red Cross launched an appeal after a huge earthquake hit Haiti. an appeal for sth The Society made an appeal for funds to purchase the building and grounds.

The development and modernization work is being funded from a successful capital appeal launched last year.

a quality that makes people like something or want to buy it: A well-chosen set of photographs gives the book added appeal. market/customer appeal The products have all been researched and tested for market appeal. have wide/broad/universal appeal

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appeal to sth They're appealing to the High Court to reduce the fine. appeal against sth The trust appealed against the injunction, but a High Court has yet to rule. appeal a decision/ruling/verdict to formally ask for an official decision to be changed:

appeal to sth Any woman who believes she is the subject of discrimination over pension rights can appeal to an industrial tribunal.

appeal against sth A group of radio stations is to appeal against the decision to charge huge royalties for internet radio.

Our formal complaints system sets out clearly how to make complaints and how you can appeal decisions.

to ask the public for something such as money, information, or help: appeal for sth How could we appeal for more resources? appeal to sb for sth We are appealing to the public for information. appeal for/to sb to do sth Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward. to interest or attract someone: Our partner company has local knowledge and will know which products appeal. (Definition of appeal from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of appeal

What's appealing to you about that compared to a regular record?

And deploring tax exemptions for certain types of investment funds just doesn't have the same visceral appeal as inciting violence and spewing xenophobia.

Evidence which only appeals to sympathies, conveys a sense of horror, or engenders an instinct to punish should be excluded.

Those deemed ineligible for asylum will have five days to appeal the decision.

What made this even worse is that fact that several creators were able to successfully appeal their videos and regain monetization.

These qualities appeal to everybody; imagine being young and strong forever! It's easy to see how a system like this might appeal to both vendors and customers. She added that state lawyers who take over appeals already give the cases a second look.

More and more men are waking up to the benefits and appeal of a smart, competent, independent and powerful woman.

The justices will review an appeals court decision upholding the searches. But there's also the appeal of the unexpected -- it's unusual to hear poetry on the radio. A lawyer for the hospital said he will appeal the award later this month.

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Collocations with appeal

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This must be an administrative appeal, with the result that second-class justice will be done. Hansard archive

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Each individual in a population is evaluated for its fitness, which is typically based on aesthetic appeal, by human artists.

As a result the book has broad appeal and is a very comprehensive source of material on intellectual and political engagement with the family.

Translations of appeal

in Chinese (Traditional) 請求, （尤指向公眾的）呼籲，籲請，求助，懇求, 法律的… in Chinese (Simplified) 请求, （尤指向公众的）呼吁，吁请，求助，恳求, 法律的… in Spanish llamamiento, apelación, recurso… in Portuguese apelo, apelação, recurso… in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in Catalan in Gujarati in Swedish in Norwegian in Ukrainian in Russian in Bengali in Indonesian in Vietnamese in Italian आवाहन, विनंती, गारूड… 魅力, だいご味, （募金や情報などの）要請… ricada bulunma, isteme, yardım talep etme… appel [masculine], attrait [masculine], charme [masculine]… atractiu, crida… een beroep doen op, in beroep gaan, aantrekken… பணம், தகவல் அல்லது உதவிக்காக பொதுமக்களிடம் ஒரு கோரிக்கை, ஒருவரின் தரம் அல்லது அவரை… अपील (जनसाधारण के समक्ष धन, सूचना या सहायता के लिए एक निवेदन), आकर्षण… વિનંતી, પ્રાર્થના, આકર્ષણ… bede, anmode, appellere… vädja, överklaga, tilltala… merayu, menarik hati, rayuan… ersuchen, Einspruch erheben, zusagen… appell [masculine], oppfordring [masculine], bønn [masculine]… استدعا, التجا, کشش… звертатися, закликати, подавати апеляційну скаргу… призыв, привлекательность, апелляция… విజ్ఞప్తి, డబ్బు, సమాచారం లేక సహాయం కోసం ప్రజలకు చేసిన అభ్యర్థన… إِغْراء, جاذِبِيّة, مُناشَدة… আপিল, আবেদন, কোনো ব্যক্তি বা বস্তুর আকর্ষণীয় গুণমান… žádat, volat po, odvolat se… mengimbau, naik banding, menarik hati… อ้อนวอน, ขออุทธรณ์, ดึงดูด… yêu cầu, kháng cáo, hấp dẫn… apel, urok, apelacja… fascino, attrattiva, appello… Need a translator?

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