appreciate
/əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/verb4 syllables
Appreciate means: gain in value.
Synonyms for appreciate16
verb, as in gain in value
apprize, apprise, revalue
verb, as in increase the value of
apprize, apprise, revalue
verb, as in be fully aware of; realize fully
take account
Opposites of appreciate
depreciate
What does appreciate mean?5
verb
1
gain in value“The yen appreciated again!”
2
increase the value of“The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark”
3
hold dear“I prize these old photographs”
4
be fully aware of; realize fully“Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?”
5
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Appreciate in a sentence
- She cooks for him every day, but he doesn't appreciate it.CK
- I appreciate the gesture, but it's not enough.CK
- He couldn't appreciate the joke of the arrogant girls, so he took revenge.MSWindowsinside
- Two, four, six, eight; who do we appreciate?memries
- If anyone here can help us, we'd appreciate it.CK
- I'm spending precious years of my life on you, and you don't appreciate it!Rezzonance
- The sound quality is much warmer, richer and people appreciate that.Hybrid
- Those who don't appreciate life, don't deserve it.DJ_Saidez
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of appreciate
as a verb
- past tense
- appreciated
- present participle
- appreciating
- third-person singular
- appreciates
- past participle
- appreciated