appeal

B1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈpil/ UK /əˈpiːl/ See IPA manual

Freq #3861

Meanings

1

noun
The quality of being attractive or interesting.

The city has a special appeal for young artists.
2

verb
To be attractive or interesting to someone.

The idea of a beach holiday really appeals to me.
3

noun
A serious or urgent request for help, money, or support.

The charity launched an appeal to help flood victims.
4

verb
To ask a higher court to change a legal decision.

They were found guilty but appealed the verdict immediately.

Verb forms

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Multiword verbs with appeal

appeal to Prepositional verb B1

to seem attractive or interesting to someone

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... charm

2 verb · to be attractive or... attract

3 noun · a serious or urgent request... solicitation

Word family

Forms appealedappeals

Derived forms appealableappealerappealing appealingly appealingnesscelebrappealcounterappealcross-appealreappealunappealed

Related forms appellantappellateappelleeappellorapprovement rehabilitation

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Simplified etymology

Appeal first appeared in English in legal use, borrowed through Old French from Latin appellare, “address, accost, call upon.” The Latin word is connected with pellere, “drive,” a source shared by several English words expressing movement or compulsion.

Etymology

From Middle English apel, appel (“formal accusation brought in court; a challenge to trial by combat; an appeal to a higher court or authority; plea (for mercy, protection, etc.); pealing (of bells)”) [and other forms], from Old French apel (“a call”) (modern French appel (“a call; an appeal”)), from apeler (“to call; to call out”), from Latin appellāre (“to address as, call by name; to drive, move to; to land or put ashore”), alternative form adpellāre, from ad- (prefix meaning ‘to; towards’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + pellere (“to drive, impel, push; to hurl, pr…

*pelh₂- Proto-Indo-European apel Middle English appello#Etymology_2_2 Latin *h₂éd Proto-Indo-European

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# appeal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈpil/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈpiːl/
**Frequency rank:** 3861

## Meanings
1. The quality of being attractive or interesting.
2. To be attractive or interesting to someone.
3. A serious or urgent request for help, money, or support.
4. To ask a higher court to change a legal decision.

## Examples
- The city has a special appeal for young artists.
- The idea of a beach holiday really appeals to me.
- The charity launched an appeal to help flood victims.
- They were found guilty but appealed the verdict immediately.

## Derived Forms
- appealable
- appealer
- appealing
- appealingly
- appealingness
- celebrappeal
- counterappeal
- cross-appeal
- reappeal
- unappealed

## Related Forms
- appellant
- appellate
- appellee
- appellor
- approvement
- rehabilitation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pelh₂-
- Root: apel
- Root: appello#Etymology_2_2
- Root: *h₂éd

## Etymology
From Middle English apel, appel (“formal accusation brought in court; a challenge to trial by combat; an appeal to a higher court or authority; plea (for mercy, protection, etc.); pealing (of bells)”) [and other forms], from Old French apel (“a call”) (modern French appel (“a call; an appeal”)), from apeler (“to call; to call out”), from Latin appellāre (“to address as, call by name; to drive, move to; to land or put ashore”), alternative form adpellāre, from ad- (prefix meaning ‘to; towards’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + pellere (“to drive, impel, push; to hurl, pr…

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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