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appealed

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈpiɫd// UK //ɐpˈiːld// ap·pealed

v. to be attractive or interesting to you. It can also mean to make a serious request for help or to ask a higher court to change a legal decision.

v. to be attractive or interesting; to make an earnest request for support or mercy; to apply to a higher court for a reversal of a decision. Intransitive — requires a prepositional phrase to indicate the target of the action.


SIMPLE

The idea of working from home appealed to her.

CONTEXTUAL

The charity appealed to the public for donations after the flood destroyed several local homes.

COMPLEX

The defendant's legal team appealed the verdict on the grounds that certain evidence had been improperly admitted during the initial trial, potentially biasing the jury's final decision.

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Intransitive verb; typically takes the preposition 'to' when expressing attraction or making a request.

Pitfall

The movie appealed me.The movie appealed to me.Appeal is an intransitive verb and requires the preposition 'to' before the person who finds it attractive.

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