appreciate

(ə-prē'shē-āt')

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.

1. To recognize the quality, significance, or magnitude of: appreciated their freedom.
2. To be fully aware of or sensitive to; realize: I appreciate your problems.
3. To be thankful or show gratitude for: I really appreciate your help.
4. To admire greatly; value.
5. To raise in value or price, especially over time.

v.intr.
To increase in value or price, especially over time.

[Late Latin appretiāre, appretiāt-, to appraise. See appraise.]

appreciator ap·pre'ci·a'tor n.
appreciatory ap·pre'cia·to'ry (-shə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

SYNONYMS   appreciate, value, prize, esteem, treasure, cherish. These verbs mean to have a highly favorable opinion of someone or something. Appreciate applies especially to high regard based on critical assessment, comparison, and judgment: As immigrants, they appreciated their newfound freedom. Value implies high regard for the importance or worth of the object: "In principle, the modern university values . . . the free exchange of ideas . . ." (Eloise Salholz). Prize often suggests pride of possession: "the nonchalance prized by teen-agers" (Elaine Louie). Esteem implies respect: "If he had never esteemed my opinion before, he would have thought highly of me then" (Jane Austen). Treasure and cherish stress solicitous care and affectionate regard: We treasure our freedom. "They seek out the Salish Indian woman . . . to learn the traditions she cherishes" (Tamara Jones).

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Its normal meaning 'to acknowledge with gratitude', especially in business correspondence (e.g. I appreciate everything that you have done to help us) and to form polite requests (e.g. It would be appreciated if you would reply by return of post) is unexceptionable. More controversial is its use with how or a that clause (e.g. I appreciate that you are disappointed by the outcome). Gowers (1965) discouraged this use, proposing realize instead, which is sometimes the better word although in some contexts the notion of sympathize is also needed.

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1. increase in value.


2. to understand the significance of something.

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verb

1. To recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of: cherish, esteem, prize, respect, treasure, value. Idioms: set store by. See praise/blame.
2. To regard with great pleasure or approval: admire. See like/dislike, praise/blame.

v

Definition: be grateful, thankful
Antonyms: be critical, criticize, disparage, disregard, neglect, overlook

v

Definition: increase in worth
Antonyms: decrease, depreciate, lose value

To incrementally increase in value. See 300 N.W. 241, 243. Compare depreciation. To be aware of the value or worth of a thing or person. See 18 N.Y.S. 2d 662, 664. In criminal law, as part of the insanity test, the word is used in some statutes to signify the defendant’s subjective understanding of the wrongfulness of his or her conduct. See Model Penal Code §4.01(1).

IN BRIEF: To think well of something; to understand.

Lyle learned to appreciate Mozart's concerto.

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For a list of words related to appreciate, see:

• Knowledge and Understanding - appreciate: be fully aware of nature or value of
• Approval, Respect, and Recognition - appreciate: (vb) recognize value of; hold in high esteem

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Common misspelling(s) of appreciate

• apprieciate

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sætte pris på, værdsætte, skatte
v. intr. - stige i værdi

Nederlands (Dutch)
waarderen, bewonderen, zich realiseren, (doen) stijgen in prijs/waarde

Français (French)
v. tr. - comprendre, se rendre compte de, être conscient de, apprécier (à sa juste valeur), faire (grand cas de), être sensible à, être reconnaissant de, (Comm) être obligé de (dans une lettre), hausser la valeur de
v. intr. - (Fin, etc) monter, prendre de la valeur

Deutsch (German)
v. - verstehen, schätzen, anerkennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτιμώ, αναγνωρίζω, καταλαβαίνω τη σημασία/την αξία, ανατιμώ/-ώμαι, αυξάνω/-ομαι (σε τιμή)

Italiano (Italian)
rendersi conto di, apprezzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apreciar, estimar, julgar, ser grato, sentir gratidão, valorizar

Русский (Russian)
ценить, благодарить, хорошо разбираться в чем-то

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - apreciar, valorar, agradecer
v. intr. - aumentar de valor, apreciarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppskatta, förstå

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赏识, 鉴赏, 感激, 涨价, 增值

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 賞識, 鑒賞, 感激
v. intr. - 漲價, 增值

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 평가하다 , 의 진가를 인정하다, 고맙게 여기다
v. intr. - 시세가 오르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 高く評価する, 認識する, 理解する, 鑑賞する, 値上がりする, ありがたく思う, 感謝する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقدر, يعجب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העריך, הוקיר‬
v. intr. - ‮התייקר, עלה בערכו‬

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