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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
appreciation
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a token of your gratitude/respect/appreciation etc
▪ Please accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation.
express your thanks/gratitude/appreciation (=say thank you to someone, in a speech)
▪ On behalf of the team, I’d like to express our appreciation for all your efforts.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
aesthetic
▪ As long as this aesthetic appreciation does not coincide with profitable necessity then this conflict will remain.
▪ It is the only educational institution in the world that teaches aesthetic appreciation primarily through an objective method of investigation.
▪ This, too, indicates the kind of sequence of experience to be expected in aesthetic appreciation.
▪ The whole nature of the aesthetic is the appreciation of each thing in itself.
▪ Scientific batsmanship goes by the board. Aesthetic appreciation is thrown on the scrap heap.
▪ Sometimes it is difficult to penetrate beyond aesthetic appreciation.
capital
▪ Contributors to the trust then have a share in the income and capital appreciation of the underlying assets.
▪ Landlords should consider rental yields as well as the potential capital appreciation.
deep
▪ What it lacked in standard, it more than made up for in atmosphere and in a deep appreciation of athletics.
▪ On the one hand, they possessed no deep appreciation for what Latin civilization was, or how it functioned.
▪ What is missing from the planting schemes is a deeper understanding and appreciation of the way trees matter to us.
▪ But it helped me to gain a deeper appreciation of what is involved.
▪ I also want to express my deep appreciation especially to those who took the time to pray for me.
▪ Did the children gain a deeper knowledge and appreciation and love of the mass?
full
▪ I want to make sure they have a full appreciation of what they did.
▪ Adolescents lack a full appreciation of the way in which the world is ordered.
▪ A full appreciation of intentions in moral judgments begins to develop around the transition from concrete to formal operations.
great
▪ In this way modern analytical techniques are providing the basis for greater appreciation of some of the world's greatest painters.
▪ He has a greater appreciation of sacrifice.
▪ Encourage greater appreciation by the public of the moral authority of the law.
▪ Perhaps that early brush with death endowed the villagers with a greater than normal appreciation for the past.
▪ It is intended to foster greater appreciation of the complex and contentious issues associated with research in this and other controversial areas.
new
▪ On the other hand it can bring about reconciliation between families and friends and a new appreciation of life's true values.
▪ Secondly, children should develop a new appreciation of how traits can be used to explain behaviour.
well
▪ As a result, the Vietminh undoubtedly came, as General Valluy intended, to a better appreciation of the situation.
■ NOUN
art
▪ Books on art appreciation will also concern themselves with formal questions, as they have done since the beginning of the century.
▪ Visual sensibility is a prerequisite of art appreciation, and a genuine aesthetic experience is both self-sufficient and disinterested.
▪ A growing number of clubs and societies such as the movie-makers, art appreciation and folk club, all receive Union subsidy.
▪ This aesthetic can obscure Formal art appreciation as it often resorts to exclusivist ideas about painting and sculpture which are highly philosophical.
▪ So much for art appreciation, I thought.
■ VERB
develop
▪ They can help the reader to develop the appreciation and enjoyment of pictorial material by offering a range of rich visual experiences.
▪ An interior from a Maryland farmhouse shows that with nationhood comes a fully developed appreciation of fine furniture and decorative pieces.
▪ Secondly, children should develop a new appreciation of how traits can be used to explain behaviour.
▪ It is in this way that we are able to develop an appreciation of spatial order.
express
▪ Nether Wyresdale Parish Council would like to express their appreciation of the effort that went into carrying out the survey.
▪ Alberto usually expressed his appreciation for their interest and declared that he had everything under control.
▪ She expresses much appreciation for what she considers beautiful and is beginning to show and receive affection.
▪ I also want to express my deep appreciation especially to those who took the time to pray for me.
▪ Many of them expressed appreciation of local cathedral organists and parish musicians who provide a lead and incentive to others.
gain
▪ By the time the model has been constructed, the analyst has gained an appreciation of the business in outline.
▪ But it helped me to gain a deeper appreciation of what is involved.
▪ Thus they have gained an appreciation of the system and a knowledge of the range of information now available.
show
▪ The first is, yes, to show appreciation and respect - which various people require in varying degrees.
▪ How did the Stinsons show their appreciation?
▪ How do you show your appreciation to others for things they do that you have enjoyed?
▪ In discussing sales leadership, the new managers showed some appreciation for the distinction between being a doer and being a manager.
▪ The woman showed her appreciation by baking Annabelle/Steven a cake.
▪ They love it when the pupils spontaneously show affection or appreciation.
▪ While Miss Lidgett showed some appreciation of the woman's circumstances, she was unable to condone her course of action.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ As Lynn got older, her appreciation for her hometown grew.
▪ In appreciation of Mr Mainwaring's years of service, the company presented him with a gold watch.
▪ Murphy teaches classes in art appreciation to young children.
▪ There has been an appreciation of 50% in property values.
▪ To show his appreciation of her kindness he sent her some flowers.
▪ We'd like you to accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He slobbered over her foot in appreciation.
▪ Show my appreciation of what you do for me?
▪ The beginnings of an appreciation of complex numbers came about with the work of Gerolamo Cardano.
▪ The first is, yes, to show appreciation and respect - which various people require in varying degrees.
▪ The omission of these chapters will not detract from your general appreciation of homoeopathy.
▪ Use a combination of suggestion, appreciation of their difficulties, praise for his efforts and pleasure at their success.
▪ When the dollar rises, yen-based investors benefit from both the appreciation of their investment and the currency.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Appreciation

Appreciation \Ap*pre`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. appr['e]ciation.]

  1. A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

  2. Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors.

    His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character.
    --J. R. Green.

  3. A rise in value; -- opposed to depreciation.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
appreciation

c.1600 (with an isolated use from c.1400), from Anglo-French appreciation, noun of action from Old French apprécier (14c.), from Late Latin appretiare "estimate the quality of" (see appreciate). Generally with a sense of "high estimation" from c.1650. Meaning "expression of (favorable) estimation" is from 1858; sense of "rise in value" is from c.1790.

Wiktionary
appreciation

n. 1 A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence. 2 Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors. 3 A rise in value;—opposed to depreciation.

WordNet
appreciation

  1. n. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" [syn: grasp, hold]

  2. delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" [syn: taste, discernment, perceptiveness]

  3. an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"

  4. a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" [syn: admiration]

  5. an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" [ant: depreciation]

Wikipedia
Appreciation

Appreciation may refer to:

Financial
  • Capital appreciation
  • Currency appreciation and depreciation
Other
  • Gratitude
  • Art criticism

Usage examples of "appreciation".

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.

You got a better appreciation of the station, which is what the queen calls the whole shell, when you stood upon the transfer platform this morning.

When I lost my fear of men, it seemed that I also lost my appreciation of them.

Saturday, 18870618:1900 Four hours after they had begun to trickle through the beach gate, the women of Joy Hall, even the most reluctant Sarah, were still happily engaged in gossip, comparison of the males, claims of sexual prowess, reminiscences of Earth, wading in the surf, and general appreciation of the great open vistas.

The one subject she avoided was her own history, though she listened with satisfactory appreciation to his.

One first thought of the woman as a girl, but appreciation of her ample breasts brought realisation that she was in fact a shaven woman.

If you show some appreciation of your predicament by immediately disgorging these stolen goods onto the floor before you, you will be sentenced to the loss of two stone each.

Vestman at Trianon Studios for his expert audio recordings of my whole seminar and Dave Morton and the staff of Cassette Express for their continued appreciation of this material and their quality service.

He is able to apologize for his mistakes because he expects forgiveness, love, and appreciation for doing his best.

This was the appreciation I needed in order to be more available to her.

Again she gave me the appreciation and acceptance I needed to feel like a successful partner, even when she was tired and exhausted.

Likewise a woman needs trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement.

When she feels respected it is much easier for her to give her man the appreciation that he deserves.

The more she is able to express herself, the more she feels heard and understood, and the more she is able to give a man the loving trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement that he needs.

She is able to respond with greater love, trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement.