a deeply felt request for money, help or information that is needed immediately, especially one made by a charity or by the police.

1[intransitive] appeal (to somebody/something) (against something) to make a formal request to a court or to someone in authority for a judgment or a decision ...

appeal · ​. [intransitive] to make a deeply felt request, especially for something that is needed immediately · ​. [intransitive] to attract or interest somebody.

1[countable, uncountable] a formal request to a court or to someone in authority for a judgment or a decision to be changed to file an appeal an appeals ...

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun appeal, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and ...

adjective. /əˈpiːlɪŋ/ /əˈpiːlɪŋ/ attractive or interesting. Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing.

attractive or interesting; Spending the holidays with my in-laws wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing.

a court that people can go to in order to try and change decisions that have been made by a lower court. There is a right of appeal to the court of appeal.

a request to the public for money, information, or help: They're launching (= starting) an appeal to raise money for famine victims. Appeal bond · Appeal court · Kerb appeal · APPEAL | definition in the...

a court that people can go to in order to try and change decisions that have been made by a lower court. They took their case to the Appeal Court.