1 [C,U] ~ (against sth) a formal request to a court of law or to sb in authority for a judgement or a decision to be changed: (BrE) to lodge an appeal * (AmE) to file an appeal * (BrE) an appeal court / judge * (AmE) an appeals court / judge * an appeal against the 3-match ban
seealsoCOURTOFAPPEAL
2 [U] a quality that makes sb/sth attractive or interesting:
mass / wide / popular appeal * The Beatles have never really lost their appeal. * The prospect of living in a city holds little appeal for me.
seealsoSEXAPPEAL
3 [C,U] ~ (to sb) (for sth)
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for appeal is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is appeal a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, appeal is tagged as noun.
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