apprise
Bring up to speed
To apprise someone is to inform or notify them, typically of something important: Keep me apprised of any developments.
The word is slightly formal and appears most often in professional or official contexts.
Often confused with appraise, which means to assess value.
Formally communicate information
- briefShort in duration
- adviseGive counsel to
- tellConvey information verbally
- updateNew version or information
alert · acquaint · communicate · convey · disclose · report · enlighten · impart
Formally communicate information
- adviseGive counsel to
- informGive facts to
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- briefShort in duration
acquaint · counsel · caution · forewarn · alert · warn · give notice · legal notice
State of knowing something
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- realizationGrasping what's true
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
perception · comprehension · consciousness · grasp · acknowledgment · alertness · mindfulness · discernment
notify
Formally communicate information
update · alert · acquaint · communicate · convey · disclose · report · enlighten · impart · clue in
notify
Formally communicate information
- adviseGive counsel to
- informGive facts to
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
brief · acquaint · counsel · caution · forewarn · alert · warn · give notice · legal notice · memorandum
cognizance
State of knowing something
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- realizationGrasping what's true
recognition · perception · comprehension · consciousness · grasp · acknowledgment · alertness · mindfulness · discernment · clarity
- social actionsinteract, communicate, connect, socialize, engage
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- educateteach, instruct, educate, tutor, school