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appreciate
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Word definitions for appreciate in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) to be grateful or thankful for. 2 (context transitive English) to view as valuable. 3 (context transitive English) to be fully conscious of; be aware of; detect. 4 (context transitive English) to increase in value.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. recognize with gratitude; be grateful for be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?" [syn: take account ] hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: prize , value , treasure ] gain in value; "The yen ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appreciated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Appreciating .] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to prize, pretium price. Cf. Appraise .] 1. To set a price or value on; to estimate ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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 .
Usage examples of appreciate.
If it be possible to measure the interval between the philosophic writings of Cicero and the sacred legend of Theodoret, between the character of Cato and that of Simeon, we may appreciate the memorable revolution which was accomplished in the Roman empire within a period of five hundred years.
Little could have delighted Adams more than the chance to show her the country that meant so much to him, where success had been his, where, as they both appreciated, he had helped change the course of history, and where he was still the accredited American minister, Congress having never bothered to replace him.
The last of these battles was then a recent event, it having actually been fought within the recollection of our heroine, whose notions of it, however, were so confused that she scarcely appreciated the effect her allusion might produce on her companion.
She knew how to appreciate the value of anathema in certain circumstances without overrating its efficacy in others.
I thank my sister Virginia for believing in me and appreciating my seminars.
They spent months learning about each other, exploring and appreciating their different needs, preferences, and behaviour patterns.
By appreciating him, a woman can help him realize that just by listening he is also helping.
However, when my wife encourages me to listen by appreciating me, it becomes much easier to be a good listener.
Encourage him by asking for his support in little ways and then appreciating him.
When he wants to make up after a fight and starts doing little things for her and she starts appreciating him again.
Even after I was so resistant and grumbly she is still appreciating me.
I began to appreciate the sheer sexual power that had taken possession of me, and with that appreciation came the full arousal that had been denied me.
I trust you gentlemen appreciate your good fortune in arriving just when you did.
The reasons for appreciating Bernard Longueville were much more manifest.
Vivian might have intended, but even had it been less so, Bernard was in a mood to appreciate it.