appealed

5 definitions • 11 examples

past participle, past simple of

to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help:

They're appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated region.

The police are appealing to the public for any information about the missing girl.

I tried to appeal to (= ask for support based on) his sense of loyalty, stressing how good the company had been to him.

[ + to infinitive ] Church leaders have appealed to the government to halt the war.

to request a higher court of law to consider again a decision made by a lower court, especially in order to reduce or prevent a punishment:

The teenager has been given leave (= allowed) by the High Court to appeal against her two-year sentence.

They're appealing to the court to reduce the sentence to a fine.

to formally request that a legal or official decision be changed:

The parents appealed against the school's decision not to admit the child.

The players appealed to the referee for a free kick.

to interest or attract someone:

It's a programme designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25-year-olds.

I think what appeals to me about his painting is his use of colour.

UK I haven't been skiing - it's never really appealed.