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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
appreciative
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an appreciative comment (=showing that you think something is good or nice)
▪ Appreciative comments may improve your staff’s performance.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
▪ But they're more appreciative of the sport ... they join in a lot more Female speaker I didn't expect them here.
▪ It will make you a better, more appreciative driver, too.
▪ John has become more appreciative of Irene.
very
▪ I wouldn't say I enjoyed it, but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative.
▪ I have worked in this craft a long time, so I am very appreciative of my success.
■ NOUN
audience
▪ Else Lynes had also brought along her active class to perform a display item before a most appreciative audience.
▪ Among those literary wanderers of the day who sought a wide and appreciative audience, exaggeration was the fashion.
▪ I've even told appreciative audiences at dinner parties about it when I've judged the moment to be right.
▪ Only those who want to read do so; the rest form an appreciative audience.
▪ Forty years on Marcel's wife Ellen now makes up his appreciative audience.
▪ Nell McCafferty, Bernadette Devlin and other notables vented their feminist spleen at an appreciative audience.
crowd
▪ When he was not bowling, his cat-like fielding at midwicket kept an appreciative crowd happy.
▪ Dancing space was at a premium as hit after hit poured out to the appreciative crowd.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ an appreciative audience
▪ He wrote a warm, appreciative letter, thanking her for everything she had done.
▪ Our new boss is a real joy to work for. She's so appreciative of anything you do for her.
▪ They weren't particularly appreciative the last time I helped them. I don't think I'll bother again.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But Mr Berzins seems so gentle and appreciative.
▪ I was reflecting my engineering background and was insufficiently appreciative of the human dimension.
▪ Later he was sorry, and much later he was appreciative.
▪ The crowd was particularly appreciative of understudy Ray Walker, who filled in so ably for the ailing star, Colm Wilkinson.
▪ The fans bathed Hrudey in appreciative applause.
▪ When he was not bowling, his cat-like fielding at midwicket kept an appreciative crowd happy.
▪ When the report was finished, Blanche made an appreciative comment.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Appreciative

Appreciative \Ap*pre"ci*a*tive\, a. Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience. -- Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly, adv.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
appreciative

1650s (implied in appreciatively); see appreciate + -ive. Related: Appreciativeness.

Wiktionary
appreciative

a. 1 Showing appreciation or gratitude. 2 Capable of showing appreciation.

WordNet
appreciative

  1. adj. feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word"

  2. having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"

Usage examples of "appreciative".

Venusians would suddenly feel better and be very appreciative and accepting.

This awareness allows me to relax and remember that if I can listen without taking it personally, then when she needs to complain she will be so appreciative of me.

When she is not feeling as good about herself, she is unable to be as accepting and appreciative of her partner.

As she talks she will realize she is being heard and soon she will feel very appreciative of him.

For a while he should not expect her to be as appreciative as he deserves and needs.

In the beginning women are so appreciative and loving, and then they become resentful and demanding.

When she feels a surge of negative feelings, it is especially difficult for a woman to speak in a trusting, accepting, and appreciative way.

She realized that he was no less impressed or appreciative of the inspired mind that had conceived of the idea.

The chef was jovially giving the child his first lessons in French, declaring that Marcus would be highly appreciative of the language once he started sailing to foreign shores like his father.

It was not until he had kissed Cerynise on their wedding day that he had actually become appreciative of that delectable practice.

For this was an aspect of companionship: performing for an appreciative friend.

There were growls of amazement from the wolves, and even an appreciative snort from the Stallion.

She imagined him kind and gentle, appreciative of her many fine qualities.

True, her mature writing was more directly influenced by close friendships with historians such as Mignet and Thierry, yet she always retained an appreciative recognition of how Lafayette had helped her reconstruct her life in France.

Snape was wearing white tie and tails, like the rest of the men, looking dashing enough that many, many women in the room were giving him quite appreciative glances.