appreciate
verb (used with object)
to be grateful or thankful for.
have appreciated
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present perfectof appreciate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It’s not that he wouldn’t have appreciated or been ready for it in his youth, he says, but he has seen the pitfalls of success that happens too young.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Some fans have appreciated the changes, while others, like Sarel, feel they didn't land.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Perhaps Thucydides had something to say about the folly of war that they wouldn’t have appreciated had they remained civilians.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Neo’s first two funds have appreciated further in the first quarter of this year, with Neo 1.0 now exceeding $1 billion in gross value, according to unaudited estimates by Healy Jones, Neo’s head of finance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Mark Antony may have appreciated her insight and needed her support, but he probably did not like being upstaged by her as he followed her procession through the streets of Ephesus.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
