appreciate
pronunciation
How to pronounce appreciate in British English:
UK [əˈpriːʃieɪt]
How to pronounce appreciate in American English:
US [əˈpriːʃieɪt]
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- Verb:
- recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- be fully aware of; realize fully
- hold dear
- gain in value
- increase the value of
Word Origin
- appreciate
- appreciate: [17] Like appraise, appreciate originally comes from the notion of setting a price on something. It comes from late Latin appretiāre, a compound verb formed from ad- ‘to’ and pretium ‘price’. The neutral sense of ‘estimating worth’ was already accompanied by the more positive ‘esteem highly’ when the word began to be used in English, and by the late 18th century the meaning ‘rise in value’ (apparently an American development) was well in place.=> appraise, price
- appreciate (v.)
- 1650s, "to esteem or value highly," from Late Latin appretiatus, past participle of appretiare "to set a price to" (see appraise). Meaning "to rise in value" (intransitive) first recorded 1789. Related: Appreciated; appreciating.
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Example
- 1. Do you appreciate the value of routine ?
- 2. Elsewhere the risk is that currencies continue to appreciate .
- 3. Your boss and coworkers will appreciate it .
- 4. I appreciate your invitation very much .
- 5. We definitely appreciate the direction that the nyt is taking .