appreciate
Use Appreciate in a sentence
ʃiˌeɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
2.
to value or regard highly; place a high estimate on: to appreciate good wine.
3.
to be fully conscious of; be aware of; detect: to appreciate the dangers of a situation.
4.
to raise in value.
verb (used without object)
5.
to increase in value: Property values appreciated yearly.
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Origin:
1645–55; < Medieval Latin appreciātus valued, appraised, Late Latin appretiātus (past participle of appretiāre) appraised, equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + preti(um) price + -ātus -ate1
1645–55; < Medieval Latin appreciātus valued, appraised, Late Latin appretiātus (past participle of appretiāre) appraised, equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + preti(um) price + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ap·pre·ci·at·ing·ly, adverb
ap·pre·ci·a·tor, noun
self-ap·pre·ci·at·ing, adjective
un·ap·pre·ci·at·ed, adjective
un·ap·pre·ci·at·ing, adjective
Synonyms
2. Appreciate, esteem, prize, value imply holding something in high regard. To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). To prize is to value highly and cherish.
2. Appreciate, esteem, prize, value imply holding something in high regard. To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). To prize is to value highly and cherish.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to feel thankful or grateful for: to appreciate a favour |
| 2. | (may take a clause as object) to take full or sufficient account of: to appreciate a problem |
| 3. | to value highly: to appreciate Shakespeare |
| 4. | (usually intr) to raise or increase in value |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin appretiāre to value, prize, from Latin pretium | |
| ap'preciator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
appreciate
1650s, "to esteem or value highly," from L.L. appretiatus pp. of appretiare "to set a price to" (see appraise). Meaning "to rise in value" (intr.) first recorded 1789. Related: Appreciable (1818).
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Example sentences
Only a small subculture of specialists fully appreciate this highly technical science.
But those moments help you appreciate the joy of life and to recognize that.
Seeing that photograph made me appreciate again how special those experiences were.
They'll appreciate holiday gifts that might appreciate.
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