I sent for an agent to apprise, or rate the value of, our home.
Both the weak dollar and the recession apprise the price of gold.The television news kept us apprised of the developments in Haiti. The on-line report cards keep parents apprised of student progress...
I have decided to clean out my garage next week. - as a verb we are having a clean out at home on the weekend. - as a noun
When I prepare to write a speech, the idea summary will be found in the topic sentence.
Did you manage to finish your speech? or, We need you to manage this company.