[{"word":"appraising","phonetic":"/əˈpɹeɪzɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/əˈpɹeɪzɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To determine the value or worth of something, particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to appraise goods and chattels"},{"definition":"To consider comprehensively.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"At the end of the contract, you will be appraised by your line manager."},{"definition":"To estimate; to conjecture.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To praise; to commend.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To apprise, inform.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The appraisal of the value of goods, land, etc., often in order to pay the debts of a deceased person.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/appraise","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/appraising","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apprising"]}]