Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense appeals, present participle appealing, past tense, past participle appealed
1. verb
If you appealto someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
The Prime Minister appealed to young people to use their vote. [V + to/for]
He will appeal to the state for an extension of unemployment benefits. [VERB + to]
The United Nations has appealed for help from the international community. [VERB + for]
Synonyms: plead, call, ask, apply More Synonyms of appeal
2. countable noun [NOUN to-infinitive]
An appeal is a serious and urgent request.
His main message was an appeal for unity in the face of the great weather challenge.
Romania's government issued a last-minute appeal to him to call off his trip. [+ to]
Synonyms: plea, call, application, request More Synonyms of appeal
3. countable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive]
An appeal is an attempt to raise money for a charity or for a good cause.
...an appeal to save a library containing priceless manuscripts.
This is not another appeal for famine relief.
4. verb
If you appealto someone in authority against a decision, you formally ask them to change it. In BritishEnglish, you appeal against something. In American English, you appeal something.
He said they would appeal against the decision. [VERB + against]
We intend to appeal the verdict. [VERB noun]
Maguire has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop her extradition. [VERB + to]
5. variable noun
An appeal is a formal request for a decision to be changed.
Heath's appeal against the sentence was later successful. [+ against]
The jury agreed with her, but she lost the case on appeal.
Synonyms: retrial, reconsideration More Synonyms of appeal
6. See also Court of Appeal
7. verb
If something appealsto you, you find it attractive or interesting.
On the other hand, the idea appealed to him. [VERB + to]
The range has long appealed to all tastes. [VERBto noun]
[Also VERB]
8. uncountable noun
The appeal of something is a quality that it has which people find attractive or interesting.
Its new title was meant to give the party greater public appeal.
Johnson's appeal is to people in all walks of life.
Synonyms: attraction, charm, fascination, charisma More Synonyms of appeal
9. See also sex appeal
10. See also appealing
appeal in British English
(əˈpiːl)
noun
1.
a request for relief, aid, etc
2.
the power to attract, please, stimulate, or interest
a dress with appeal
3.
an application or resort to another person or authority, esp a higher one, as for a decision or confirmation of a decision
4. law
a.
the judicial review by a superior court of the decision of a lower tribunal
b.
a request for such review
c.
the right to such review
5. cricket
a verbal request to the umpire from one or more members of the fielding side to declare a batsman out
6. English law
(formerly) a formal charge or accusation
appeal of felony
verb
7. (intransitive)
to make an earnest request for relief, support, etc
8. (intransitive)
to attract, please, stimulate, or interest
9. law
to apply to a superior court to review (a case or particular issue decided by a lower tribunal)
10. (intransitive)
to resort (to), as for a decision or confirmation of a decision
11. (intransitive) cricket
to ask the umpire to declare a batsman out
12. (intransitive)
to challenge the umpire's or referee's decision
Derived forms
appealable (apˈpealable)
adjective
appealer (apˈpealer)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French appeler, from Latin appellāre to entreat (literally: to approach), from pellere to push, drive
appeal in American English
(əˈpil)
verb transitive
1.
to make a request to a higher court for the rehearing or review of (a case)
2. Obsolete
to accuse of a crime
verb intransitive
3.
to appeal a law case to a higher court
4.
to make an urgent request (to a person for help, sympathy, etc.)
5.
to resort or turn (to) for decision, justification, etc.
to appeal to logic
6.
to be attractive, interesting, etc.; arouse a favorable response
her argument appealed to me
noun
7.
a call upon some authority or person for a decision, opinion, etc.
8.
an urgent request for help, sympathy, etc.
9.
a quality in a person or thing that arouses interest, sympathy, desire, etc.; attraction
10. Obsolete
an accusation
11. Law
a.
the transference of a case to a higher court for rehearing or review
b.
a request for this
c.
the right to do this
d.
a case thus transferred
SYNONYMY NOTE: appeal implies an earnest, sometimes urgent request and in legal usage connotes resort toa higher court or authority; , plead, applied to formal statements in court answering to allegations or charges, carriesinto general usage the implication of entreaty by argument [he pleaded for tolerance]; sue implies respectful or formal solicitation for relief, a favor, etc.; , petition implies a formal request, usually in writing and in accordance with established rights;, pray, supplicate suggest humility in entreaty and imply that the request is addressed to God or toa superior authority, supplicate in addition suggesting a kneeling or other abjectly prayerful attitude
Derived forms
appealable (apˈpealable)
adjective
appealing (apˈpealing)
adjective
appealingly (apˈpealingly)
adverb
Word origin
ME apelen < OFr apeler < L appellare, to accost, apply to, appeal; iterative < appellere, to prepare < ad-, to + pellere: see felt1
Examples of 'appeal' in a sentence
appeal
Getting a refusal gives you a right of appeal and issues to address.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That meant the government appeal must be dismissed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Successful appeals can be for small differences in valuation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This option is especially appealing to people who buy from more than one website.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This one might appeal to your taste for nostalgia.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He is currently appealing against his sentence.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Worthy things often lack panache, but a green roof can turn the dreary into something instantly appealing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Today, his team announces its full review of the case and is appealing for new witnesses to come forward.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There was no appeal to natural rights or the attendant doctrine of popular sovereignty.
Eccleshall, Robert English Conservatism since the Restoration: An introduction and anthology (1990)
This week he lost an appeal against the sentence.
The Sun (2008)
So now the trust is appealing for the money it needs to pay them back.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There was no one to help him and no one to appeal to.
Len Deighton Bomber
An urgent appeal has been made for portable lavatories as fears about sewage treatment and contamination grow.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There was something appealing about this odd staging that allowed the poem to breathe.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
There will be an appeal to raise the compensation amount on complex fiscal grounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
So far we can answer this question only for membership on the review and appeals board.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
That spoils its appeal to some people.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His main message was an appeal for unity in the face of the great weather challenge.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Perhaps it is a step in modernising the party and appealing to the middle ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Whether the houses will appeal to the public remains to be seen.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Life in the hacker underground became so absorbing that dull daytime life held no appeal.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The appeals put the government in a difficult position.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The scale of the problem is underlined by the number of successful appeals.
The Sun (2009)
He was examining the case for an appeal.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The hospital charity could have found no celebrity more amiable to aid their appeal.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We shall study the grounds for appeal and will make a further announcement in due course.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The exchanges have the right of appeal.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They said they were likely to appeal against the sentence.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She rightly attacked the culture where lawyers encourage criminals to use public money for appeals.
The Sun (2010)
There is no question of the application 's appeal.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Then too often there is an endless charity appeal that can take upwards of 20 minutes.
The Sun (2015)
She had a warm and naive quality that would appeal to an audience, along with a wonderful comedic sense.
Sidney Sheldon The Other Side of Me
Quotations
appeal: in law, to put the dice into the box for another throwAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary
In other languages
appeal
British English: appeal /əˈpiːl/ NOUN
An appeal is a serious and urgent request.
The police made an urgent appeal for help.
American English: appeal
Arabic: اِسْتِئْناف
Brazilian Portuguese: apelo
Chinese: 请求
Croatian: apel
Czech: žádost
Danish: appel
Dutch: verzoek
European Spanish: llamamiento
Finnish: vetoomus
French: appel demande
German: Aufruf
Greek: έκκληση
Italian: appello
Japanese: 懇願
Korean: 간청
Norwegian: anmodning
Polish: apel
European Portuguese: apelo
Romanian: apel
Russian: запрос
Latin American Spanish: llamamiento
Swedish: vädjan
Thai: คำขอร้อง
Turkish: rica
Ukrainian: звернення
Vietnamese: lời kêu gọi
British English: appeal /əˈpiːl/ VERB
If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
The Prime Minister appealed to young people to use their vote.
American English: appeal
Arabic: يَسْتَأْنِفُ
Brazilian Portuguese: apelar
Chinese: 上诉
Croatian: apelirati
Czech: apelovat
Danish: appellere
Dutch: verzoeken
European Spanish: pedir
Finnish: vedota
French: lancer un appel
German: bitten
Greek: προσφεύγω
Italian: appellarsi
Japanese: 懇願する
Korean: 간청하다
Norwegian: appellere
Polish: odwołać się
European Portuguese: apelar
Romanian: a apela
Russian: запрашивать
Latin American Spanish: apelar
Swedish: vädja
Thai: ขออุทธรณ์
Turkish: rica etmek
Ukrainian: звертатися
Vietnamese: kêu gọi
All related terms of 'appeal'
appeal fund
money raised for charity , a hospital , etc by means of an appeal
appeal play
an appeal by the team in the field to the umpire regarding a possible base-running infraction, such as failure to touch a base or leaving it to score before a fly is caught , that is considered only when the defending team tags the runner or base in question before making the appeal
eye appeal
the quality of appealing to the eye; attractiveness; beauty
kerb appeal
the attractiveness to potential buyers of a house when viewed from the road
sex appeal
Someone's sex appeal is their sexual attractiveness.
Appeal Court
An appeal court is the same as a → Court of Appeal .
appeal tribunal
An appeal tribunal is a special court or committee that is formed to reconsider a decision made by another court or committee.
audience appeal
the quality of being attractive to an audience
customer appeal
attractiveness to customers
Lord of Appeal
one of several judges appointed to assist the House of Lords in hearing appeals
Court of Appeal
A Court of Appeal is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments .
judge of appeal
a judge who sits in a Court of Appeal
Lord Justice of Appeal
an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal
appeals process
A process is a series of actions which are carried out in order to achieve a particular result.
appeals tribunal
a tribunal that hears appeals
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
one of the Law Lords
go to the country
If a head of government or a government goes to the country , they hold a general election.
Chinese translation of 'appeal'
appeal
(əˈpiːl)
vi
to appeal (to sb) (= be attractive) 吸引(某人) (xīyǐn (mǒurén))
(Law) 上诉(訴) (shàngsù)
vt
(US)[decision, verdict]上诉(訴) (shàngsù)
n
(c) (= request) 请(請)求 (qǐngqiú) (个(個), gè)
(c) (for good cause) 呼吁(籲) (hūyù) (个(個), gè)
(c/u) (Law) 上诉(訴) (shàngsù) (个(個), gè)
(u) (= attraction, charm) 吸引力 (xīyǐnlì)
to appeal (to sb) for sth为(為)某事(向某人)呼吁(籲) (wèi mǒushì (xiàng mǒurén) hūyù)
he appealed for calm/silence他请(請)求大家平静(靜)下来(來)/安静(靜)下来(來) (tā qǐngqiú dàjiā píngjìng xiàlái/ānjìng xiàlái)
it doesn't appeal to me这(這)一点(點)也引不起我的兴(興)趣 (zhè yīdiǎn yě yǐn bù qǐ wǒde xìngqù)
to appeal against a decision/verdict (Brit) 对(對)决(決)定/判决(決)进(進)行上诉(訴) (duì juédìng/pànjué jìnxíng shàngsù)
to appeal to the Supreme Court上诉(訴)最高法庭 (shàngsù zuìgāo fǎtíng)