Appeal Appealed Appealing əˈpiːl Company Murder Decision Prospect

• he said he would appeal after being found guilty on four counts of murder.
• the company is appealing against the ruling.
• the company has ten days to appeal the decision to the tribunal.
• the prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal.

appeal

1. to make a formal request to a court or to somebody in authority for a judgment or a decision to be changed
• He said he would appeal after being found guilty on four counts of murder.
• The company is appealing against the ruling.
• The company has ten days to appeal the decision to the tribunal.
2. to attract or interest somebody
• The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal.
• The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups.
3. to make a serious and urgent request
• I am appealing (= asking for money) on behalf of the famine victims.
• Community leaders appealed for calm (= urged people to remain calm).
• Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
• Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic.
4. to try to persuade somebody to do something by suggesting that it is a fair, reasonable or honest thing to do
• They needed to appeal to his sense of justice.

Extra Examples

• Computer games used to appeal primarily to boys.
• He has decided to appeal to the European Court.
• He went over the heads of union officials, appealing directly to the workforce.
• Police appealed to the public for information about the crime.
• She appealed unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder.
• The idea of retiring early really appeals to me.
• The prospect of teaching such bright children appealed enormously.
• These characters will appeal directly to children’s imaginations.
• I am appealing on behalf of the famine victims.
• It’s a book that appeals to people of all ages.
• Nationalist leaders have appealed for calm.
• Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
• The idea appealed enormously.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they appeal
• he / she / it appeals
• past simple appealed
• past participle appealed
• -ing form appealing

Word Origin

• Middle English (in legal contexts): from Old French apel (noun), apeler (verb), from Latin appellare ‘to address’, based on ad- ‘to’ + pellere ‘to drive’.