ADJ
- desperate, emergency, emotional, urgent
- direct
- fresh, further
- a fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward
- mute
- She gazed at him in mute appeal
VERB + APPEAL
- issue, make
- They made a direct appeal to the government for funding
PREP
- ~ for
- an appeal for help
- ~ to
- an appeal to reason
VERB + APPEAL
- bring, file, lodge, make
- He's lodged an appeal against the size of the fine
- win
- lose
- allow (formal), consider, hear
- The judge has agreed to allow his appeal. The court will hear the appeal on 10 June
- uphold
- His appeal was upheld and he was released immediately
- deny, dismiss, reject, throw out, turn down
APPEAL + NOUN
- court, tribunal
- hearing
- judge
- procedure, process, system
PREP
- on ~
- On appeal, it was held that the judge was correct
- under ~
- a case currently under appeal
- ~ against
- an appeal against his conviction of fraud
- ~ for
- an appeal for leniency
- ~ to
- an appeal to the High Court
PHRASES
- a court of appeal, give/grant sb leave to appeal, grounds of appeal, pending appeal
- The players have been suspended pending appeal
- a right of appeal
- You have the right of appeal to the Consitutional Court
ADJ
- charity, fund-raising
- radio, television
VERB + APPEAL
- hold, launch
- An appeal is to be launched on behalf of the refugees
- back, support
APPEAL + VERB
- raise sth
- The radio appeal raised over three million pounds
ADJ
- considerable, great, growing, obvious, powerful, special, strong
- immediate, instant
- the book's immediate apeal to young children
- limited, little
- broad, mass, popular, universal, wide
- a publication designed for mass appeal
- aesthetic, commercial, electoral, intellectual, sex, visual
- Unfortunately, the film lacks commercial appeal
VERB + APPEAL
- have, hold
- His views hold no appeal for me
- broaden, extend, widen
- We are trying to broaden the appeal of classical music
- lose
APPEAL + VERB
- lie in sth
- His considerable appeal lies in his quiet, gentle manner
PREP
- ~ for
- School lost its appeal for her in the second year
ADV
- directly
- He went over the heads of union officials, appealing directly to the workforce
PREP
- for, to
- Police have appealed to the public for information about the crime
ADV
- succesfully, unsuccessfully
- directly
PREP
- against
- She appealed unsuccessfully against her conviction for murder
- to
- He has decided to appeal to the European Court
ADV
- enormously, really, strongly
- The prospect of teaching such bright children appealed enormously. The idea of retiring early really appeals to me
- directly
PREP
- to
- These characters will appeal directly to children's imaginations
