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appreciate
[uh-pree-shee-eyt]
verb (used with object)
to be grateful or thankful for.
They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
to value or regard highly; place a high estimate on.
to appreciate good wine.
to be fully conscious of; be aware of; detect.
to appreciate the dangers of a situation.
to raise in value.
verb (used without object)
to increase in value.
Property values appreciated yearly.
appreciate
/ əˈpriːʃɪˌeɪt, -sɪ- /
verb
to feel thankful or grateful for
to appreciate a favour
(may take a clause as object) to take full or sufficient account of
to appreciate a problem
to value highly
to appreciate Shakespeare
(usually intr) to raise or increase in value
Other Word Forms
- appreciator noun
- appreciatingly adverb
- self-appreciating adjective
- unappreciating adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of appreciate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of appreciate1
Example Sentences
"We appreciate our customers' patience while we work to resolve this as soon as possible," the company said.
It’s why Dyer appreciates the break and only having to worry about her performance on “DMV.”
“I appreciated the inquiry into it,” said Bruner, who works for a startup.
"I feel like it's one of those albums where, even if it's not to your taste, you can actually appreciate the artistry," she says.
“I don’t think most people fully appreciate how complex these inferencing workloads are, when you’re deploying them at data center scale,” he said in an interview Thursday.
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When To Use
To appreciate something is to value or regard it highly. How is appreciate different from esteem, value, and prize? Learn more on Thesaurus.com.
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