The English language has several similarly spelled words which are distant in meaning. Don’t we all get our words confused sometimes? Today’s words are doppelgangers. For the sake of not confusing those two words together, here are their meanings and proper usage.
Appraise Vs. Apprise
Appraise [uh-preyz] (verb):
estimate or determine the worth, importance, or quality of something.
After she appraised the situation, she decided that the best thing to do was to walk away and never look back.
Apprise [uh-prahyz] (verb):
to give advice; to inform, advise.
I asked his sister to apprise me of what to get him on Valentine’s Day.