Apprised
/əˈpraɪzd/noun
Informed someone about a fact or situation.
Did you know?Apprise belongs to the same Latin root as apprehend and comprehend, preserving an ancient metaphor in which understanding something means mentally grasping it.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
prehendere
“To grasp, seize, or lay hold of”
Late Latin
Latin
apprehendere
“To grasp or seize, also figuratively to understand”
Old French
Old French
aprendre
“To learn or teach; literally connected with grasping knowledge”
13th–14th Century
French
apprendre / appris
“To learn; learned or informed”
15th Century
English
apprise
“To inform or notify”
Modern English
English
apprised
“Informed or notified, the past tense and past participle of apprise”
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