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verb
- 1. make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request: "police are appealing for information about the incident" Similar
- 2. apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court: "he said he would appeal against the conviction"
noun
- 1. a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request: "his mother made an appeal for the return of the ring"
- 2. an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed: "he has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal" Similar
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a request to the public for money, information, or help: They're launching (= starting) an appeal to raise money for famine victims. [ + to infinitive ] The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the area over the weekend. Synonyms. entreaty. plea(REQUEST)formal. prayer. request. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
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Appeal means "to ask, or address." If you appeal to someone's better nature, you're asking them for mercy. If a shirt doesn't appeal to you, you could also say it doesn't "speak" to you, or more simply, you don't like it.
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