faire appel à

/fɛʁ a.pɛl a/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
fait appel à
past
a fait appel à
perfect
fait appel à

Meaning

  1. to call upon, appeal to

    • La mairie fait appel à des bénévoles.

      City hall calls upon volunteers.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

mettre à contribution

"faire appel à" and "mettre à contribution" are close synonyms for "to call upon," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does faire appel à mean?

2 Fill the gap: La mairie fait ___ à des bénévoles.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faire appel à?

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