appeal

To appeal is to be attractive. When something is appealing, a person likes it:

• I like this car.
• This car appeals to me.
• Do you like those shoes?
• Do those shoes appeal to you?
• He likes that girl.
• She appeals to him.
• She doesn’t like that boy.
• He doesn’t appeal to her.

You can also use "appeal" as a verb when asking for something:

• The lawyer appealed to the judge for more time to talk to his client.
• Marta appealed to the teacher for some help with something she didn’t understand.

You can use "appeal" as an adjective: appealing

• Jeff doesn’t find the artwork to be very appealing. (This is one way of saying he doesn’t like it very much.)
• Jennifer has a very appealing personality.
• That dessert tray looks extremely appealing.
• That’s an appealing idea!
• Barack Obama was a very appealing candidate for President in 2008, so he easily won the election.
• She’s very appealing.

She’s very appealing.

The word "appeal" is a noun:

• She has a lot of sex appeal.
• This product doesn’t have much an appeal.
• Comic book movies have a great appeal for a large audience.
• The lawyer is going to submit an appeal following the verdict of guilt. (An appeal is a request for further review of a legal matter.)

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Published on July 8, 2014