- appeal
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 attraction/interestADJECTIVE▪ considerable, great, growing, obvious, powerful, special, strong▪ immediate, instant (esp. BrE)▪
the book's immediate appeal to young children
▪ enduring, lasting, timeless▪Her charming children's stories have timeless appeal.
▪ limited, little▪ broad, crossover, mainstream, mass, popular, populist, universal, wide, widespread▪a publication designed for mass appeal
▪ aesthetic, commercial, electoral, emotional, intellectual, visual▪Unfortunately the movie lacks commercial appeal.
▪ sexVERB + APPEAL▪ have, hold▪His views hold no appeal for me.
▪ retain▪ lose▪ broaden, extend, widen▪We are trying to broaden the appeal of classical music.
▪ boost, enhance, increaseAPPEAL + VERB▪ lie in sth▪His considerable appeal lies in his quiet, gentle manner.
PREPOSITION▪ appeal for▪College lost its appeal for her in the second year.
2 serious request for sth you need/want very muchADJECTIVE▪ desperate, emergency (esp. BrE), emotional, urgent▪ direct, personal▪ fresh (BrE)▪a fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward
VERB + APPEAL▪ issue, make▪They made a direct appeal to the government for funding.
PREPOSITION▪ appeal for▪an appeal for help
▪ appeal to▪an appeal to reason
3 formal request to sb in authorityADJECTIVE▪ formal (esp. BrE)▪ court, legal▪She won the right to make another court appeal.
▪ further▪There is a possibility of a further appeal to a higher court.
VERB + APPEAL▪ bring, file (AmE), lodge (BrE), make▪He's bringing an appeal against the size of the fine.
▪ drop▪They have agreed to drop the appeal.
▪ exhaust▪All appeals have been exhausted and his execution is imminent.
▪ win▪ lose▪ consider▪His lawyer is considering an appeal to the Supreme Court.
▪ allow (formal), hear▪The judge has agreed to allow his appeal.
▪The court will hear the appeal on June 10.
▪ uphold (esp. BrE)▪His appeal was upheld and he was released immediately.
▪ deny, dismiss, reject, throw out (esp. BrE), turn down (esp. BrE)APPEAL + VERB▪ fail▪ succeedAPPEAL + NOUN▪ appeal court (BrE), appeals court (AmE)▪ tribunal (BrE)▪ hearing▪ appeal judge (BrE), appeals judge (AmE)▪ appeals procedure, appeals process▪ system (esp. BrE)PREPOSITION▪ on appeal▪On appeal it was held that the judge was correct.
▪The case was upheld on appeal.
▪ under appeal▪a case currently under appeal
▪ appeal against▪an appeal against his conviction of fraud
▪ appeal for▪an appeal for leniency
▪ appeal to▪an appeal to the High Court
PHRASES▪ court of appeal (BrE), court of appeals (AmE)▪ grounds of appeal (BrE)▪ a right of appeal▪You have the right of appeal to the Constitutional Court.
▪ pending appeal▪The players have been suspended pending appeal.
4 event for raising moneyADJECTIVE▪ charity (esp. BrE), fund-raisingVERB + APPEAL▪ hold, launch▪An appeal is to be launched on behalf of the refugees.
▪ back, supportAPPEAL + VERB▪ raise sth (esp. BrE)▪The appeal raised over three million pounds.
APPEAL + NOUN▪ fund (BrE){{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 make serious request for sthADVERB▪ directly▪He went over the heads of union officials, appealing directly to the workforce.
PREPOSITION▪ for, to▪Police appealed to the public for information about the crime.
2 to sb in authorityADVERB▪ successfully, unsuccessfully▪ directlyPREPOSITION▪ against▪She appealed unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder.
▪ to▪He has decided to appeal to the European Court.
PHRASES▪ give sb leave to appeal, grant sb leave to appeal (both BrE)3 be attractive/interesting to sbADVERB▪ really, strongly▪The prospect of teaching such bright children appealed to her enormously.
▪The idea of retiring early really appeals to me.
▪ directly▪ primarily▪Computer games used to appeal primarily to boys.
PREPOSITION▪ to▪These characters will appeal directly to children's imaginations.
Appeal is used with these nouns as the object: ↑conviction, ↑decision, ↑dismissal, ↑ruling, ↑sentence, ↑suspension, ↑verdict
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
