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appeal 2, verb (oh)



2 W3S3 v
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1 ?ask?
2 ?ask to change decision?
3 ?be attractive?
4 appeal to somebody's better nature/sense of justice etc
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: apeler 'to accuse, appeal', from Latin appellare, from appellere 'to drive to', from ad- 'to' + pellere 'to drive']
?ASK?
[I] to make a serious public request for help, money, information etc
appeal for
::Church and community leaders have appealed for calm.
appeal to
::Farmers have appealed to the government for help.
appeal to sb to do sth
::The police have appealed to anyone with information to come forward and talk to them.
?ASK TO CHANGE DECISION?
[I and T] to make a formal request to a court or someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed
::She is not happy with the decision and plans to appeal.
appeal against
::Both men intend to appeal against their convictions.
appeal to
::Appealing to the referee does not often result in a decision being changed.
?BE ATTRACTIVE?
[I] if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting
appeal to
::The programme appeals especially to young children.
::The idea of working abroad really appeals to me.
appeal to sb'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
::You could always try appealing to his better nature.