Meanings
present singular third person appreciates · participle present appreciating · participle past appreciated · past appreciated · alternative appretiate · alternative 'preciate · alternative appretiate
- transitiveTo be grateful or thankful for.
I appreciate your efforts.
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We sincerely appreciate your help.
Any aid will be warmly appreciated.
I'd appreciate it so much if you'd keep me abreast of developments.
Much as one appreciates the beauty of these woodlands, it was good to learn that some discreet tree-felling may open up the view still further.
1958 July 28, R. K. Kirkland, “Into the Mountains on the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 453Synonyms: esteem, acknowledge
- transitiveTo be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
Near-synonyms: realize, grasp, acknowledge
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It is essential for the reader to appreciate how important this argument is.
I appreciate that what I'm asking you to do is very difficult.
In order then to test the power of bees to appreciate colour, I placed some honey on a slip of glass, and put the glass on coloured paper.
1879, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS, FRAI, Everett Mendelsohn (Donor), “Lecture I. On Flowers and Insects.”, in Scientific Lectures, 2nd edition, Macmillan and Company, published 1890, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 12It is rather the person whose general knowledge is supposed to qualify him to appreciate expert testimony, and to judge between the experts from different fields, whose power is enhance.
1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 419Eve: You learn to appreciate the light by living in the dark.
2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2Synonyms: realize, grasp, acknowledge
- intransitivetransitiveTo increase in value.
The value of his portfolio appreciated by 80% over eight years.
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The sanguine, flattering themselves with the delusive hopes of a speedy termination of the war, were often induced to sell lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money, in which case it was supposed they would lose the present opportunity of selling to great advantage.
1809, David Ramsay, M. D., James Akin (Engraver), “IV. Fiscal history, 1670–1808.”, in The History of South-Carolina, from Its First Settlement in 1670, to the Year 1808. In Two Volumes., volume 2, Charleston, South Carolina: David Longworth, published 1809, →OCLC, page 173Laughter may be generally classed under three heads,—forced, silly, or vulgar; but hers is the most sweet, real, spirituelle sound possible—it so appreciates the wit, which it increases as it catches—it speaks of spirits so fresh, so youthful!
1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 234Synonyms: bedear, endear · Antonyms: depreciate
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be grateful or thankful for.
verbTo view as valuable.
verbTo be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
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Origin
- Late Latinappretiātus“appraised”
- Medieval Latinappreciātus“valued or appraised”
- Englishappreciate
Originated 1645–55; from Medieval Latin appreciātus (“valued or appraised”), later variant of Late Latin appretiātus (“appraised”), the perfect passive participle of appretiō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from a(d) (“toward”) + preti(um) (“price”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix). Cognate to French apprécier. Latin root also origin of English appraise, which has various Romance cognates; see also precious.
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Arabic قَدَّرَ, قَدَّرَ
- قَدَّرَ (qaddara)to be grateful for something
- قَدَّرَ (qaddara)to view as valuable
- عَلِمَ (ʕalima)to be aware of
- رَفَعَ قِيمَة (rafaʕa qīma)to increase in value
- زَادَ فِي قِيمَة (zāda fī qīma)to increase in value
Bulgarian благодарен съм, оценявам
- благодарен съм (blagodaren săm)to be grateful for something
- оценявам (ocenjavam)to view as valuable
- ценя високо (cenja visoko)to view as valuable
- разбирам (razbiram)to be aware of
- отчитам (otčitam)to be aware of
- усещам (useštam)to be aware of
- различавам (različavam)to be aware of
- осъзна́вам (osăznávam)to be aware of
Catalan agrair, apreciar
- agrairto be grateful for something
- apreciarto be grateful for something
Chinese Mandarin 感謝 /感谢, 欣賞 /欣赏
- 感謝 /感谢 (gǎnxiè)to be grateful for something
- 欣賞 /欣赏 (xīnshǎng)to view as valuable
- 贊賞 /赞赏 (zànshǎng)to view as valuable
- 重視 /重视 (zhòngshì)to view as valuable
- 懂得 (dǒngde)to be aware of
- 增值 (zēngzhí)to increase in value
Czech vážit si, být vděčný
- vážit sito be grateful for something
- být vděčnýto be grateful for something
- cenitto view as valuable
- oceňovatto view as valuable
- uvědomovat sito be aware of
- stoupnout v ceněto increase in value
Danish værdsætte, sætte pris på
- værdsætteto be grateful for something
- sætte pris påto be grateful for something
- værdsætteto view as valuable
- forståto be aware of
- stige i værdito increase in value
Dutch waarderen, appreciëren
- waarderento be grateful for something
- appreciërento be grateful for something
- dankbaar zijn voorto be grateful for something
- naar waarde schattento view as valuable
- op waarde schattento view as valuable
- waarderento view as valuable
- beseffento be aware of
- in waarde stijgento increase in value
Esperanto alttaksi
- alttaksito view as valuable
Estonian tunnustama, hindama
- tunnustamato be grateful for something
- hindamato view as valuable
- mõistmato be aware of
- hinnas tõusmato increase in value
Finnish arvostaa, antaa arvoa
- arvostaato be grateful for something
- antaa arvoato be grateful for something
- arvostaato view as valuable
- pitää arvossato view as valuable
- ymmärtääto be aware of
- havaitato be aware of
- erottaato be aware of
- nousta arvossato increase in value
- kallistuato increase in value
French être reconnaissant de, apprécier à sa juste valeur
- être reconnaissant deto be grateful for something
- apprécier à sa juste valeurto view as valuable
- se rendre bien compte deto be aware of
- prendre de la valeurto increase in value
German zu schätzen wissen, würdigen
- zu schätzen wissento be grateful for something
- würdigento be grateful for something
- zu schätzen wissento view as valuable
- würdigento view as valuable
- verstehento be aware of
- begreifento be aware of
- im Wert steigento increase in value
Greek εκτιμώ, εκτιμώ
- εκτιμώ (ektimó)to be grateful for something
- εκτιμώ (ektimó)to view as valuable
- αντιλαμβάνομαι (antilamvánomai)to be aware of
- ανατιμώμαι (anatimómai)to increase in value
Hebrew העריך, העריך
- העריך (he'eríkh)to be grateful for something
- העריך (he'eríkh)to view as valuable
- הוקיר (hokír)to view as valuable
Hungarian méltányol, értékel
- méltányolto be grateful for something
- értékelto view as valuable
- tudatában vanto be aware of
- felmegy az árato increase in value
Indonesian berterima kasih, menghargai
- berterima kasihto be grateful for something
- menghargaito view as valuable
- memahamito be aware of
- menyadarito be aware of
- naik hargato increase in value
Irish bheith buíoch as, meas a bheith agat ar
- bheith buíoch asto be grateful for something
- meas a bheith agat arto view as valuable
- tuigto be aware of
- luachmhéadaighto increase in value
- ardaighto increase in value
Italian apprezzare, essere riconoscente
- apprezzareto be grateful for something
- essere riconoscenteto be grateful for something
- apprezzareto view as valuable
- capireto be aware of
- rendersi contoto be aware of
- valorizzarsito increase in value
Japanese 感謝する, 鑑賞する
- 感謝する (kansha suru)to be grateful for something
- 鑑賞する (kanshō suru)to view as valuable
- 理解する (rikai suru)to be aware of
- 値上がりする (neagari suru)to increase in value
Korean 감사하다, 진가를 알다
- 감사하다 (gamsahada)to be grateful for something
- 진가를 알다 (jin'gareul alda)to view as valuable
- 이해하다 (ihaehada)to be aware of
- 시세가 오르다 (sisega oreuda)to increase in value
- 가격을 올리다 (gagyeogeul ollida)to increase in value
Latvian vērtēt, augstu vērtēt
- vērtētto be grateful for something
- augstu vērtētto view as valuable
- saprastto be aware of
- kļūt vērtīgākamto increase in value
- celties cenāto increase in value
Lithuanian vertinti, įvertinti
- vertintito be grateful for something
- įvertintito view as valuable
- suprastito be aware of
- įgyti didesnę vertęto increase in value
- pabrangtito increase in value
Māori whakamaioha, rāhiri
- whakamaiohato be grateful for something
- rāhirito be grateful for something
- ngākau whakauteto be grateful for something
- kaingākaunuito view as valuable
- rāhirito view as valuable
- ngākau whakauteto view as valuable
- (whaka)maiohato view as valuable
- piki uarato increase in value
Norwegian verdsette, forstå
- verdsetteto view as valuable
- forståto be aware of
- stige i verdito increase in value
Norwegian Bokmål sette pris på
- sette pris påto be grateful for something
Persian قدردان بودن, قدر دانستن
- قدردان بودنto be grateful for something
- قدر دانستن (qadr dânestan)to view as valuable
- درک کردنto be aware of
Polish doceniać, docenić
- doceniaćto be grateful for something
- docenićto be grateful for something
- doceniaćto view as valuable
- docenićto view as valuable
- zdawać sobie sprawęto be aware of
- zdać sobie sprawęto be aware of
- rozumiećto be aware of
- zrozumiećto be aware of
- drożećto increase in value
- zdrożećto increase in value
- zyskiwać (na wartości)to increase in value
- zyskać (na wartości)to increase in value
Portuguese apreciar, ser grato
- apreciarto be grateful for something
- ser gratoto be grateful for something
- ser gratato be grateful for something
- ficar agradecidoto be grateful for something
- ficar agradecidato be grateful for something
- valorizarto view as valuable
- dar valorto view as valuable
- compreenderto be aware of
- valorizarto increase in value
Romanian recunoscător, aprecia la adevărata valoare
- recunoscătorto be grateful for something
- aprecia la adevărata valoareto view as valuable
- își da seamato be aware of
- a crește (ca valoare)to increase in value
Russian быть призна́тельным, быть благода́рным
- быть призна́тельным (bytʹ priznátelʹnym)to be grateful for something
- быть благода́рным (bytʹ blagodárnym)to be grateful for something
- оце́нивать (océnivatʹ)to view as valuable
- цени́ть (cenítʹ)to view as valuable
- принима́ть во внима́ние (prinimátʹ vo vnimánije)to be aware of
- учи́тывать (učítyvatʹ)to be aware of
- понима́ть (ponimátʹ)to be aware of
- воспринима́ть (vosprinimátʹ)to be aware of
- ощуща́ть (oščuščátʹ)to be aware of
- ула́вливать (ulávlivatʹ)to be aware of
- разбира́ться в (razbirátʹsja v)to be aware of
- дорожа́ть (dorožátʹ)to increase in value
Slovak byť vďačný za, oceniť
- byť vďačný zato be grateful for something
- oceniťto view as valuable
- byť si vedomýto be aware of
- získať na ceneto increase in value
Spanish apreciar, preciar
- apreciarto be grateful for something
- preciarto be grateful for something
- apreciarto view as valuable
- preciarto view as valuable
- concienciarseto be aware of
- concientizarseto be aware of
- aumentar su valorto increase in value
- avalorarto increase in value
- valorarto increase in value
- valorizarto increase in value
- revalorizarto increase in value
- revaluarto increase in value
Swedish uppskatta, sätta värde på
- uppskattato be grateful for something
- sätta värde påto be grateful for something
- värdesättato be grateful for something
- sätta värde påto view as valuable
- värdesättato view as valuable
- förståto be aware of
- vara medveten omto be aware of
- stigato increase in value
Tagalog pahalagahan
- pahalagahanto be grateful for something
Tamil பாராட்டு
- பாராட்டு (pārāṭṭu)to be grateful for something
Thai เห็นคุณค่า
- เห็นคุณค่าto view as valuable
Turkish müteşekkir olmak, teşekkür borçlu olmak
- müteşekkir olmakto be grateful for something
- teşekkür borçlu olmakto be grateful for something
- değerini bilmekto view as valuable
- takdir etmekto view as valuable
- kıymet vermekto view as valuable
- anlamakto be aware of
- değeri artmakto increase in value
Ukrainian бу́ти вдя́чним, оці́нювати
- бу́ти вдя́чним (búty vdjáčnym)to be grateful for something
- оці́нювати (ocínjuvaty)to view as valuable
- ціни́ти (cinýty)to view as valuable
- розумі́ти (rozumíty)to be aware of
- розбира́тися в (rozbyrátysja v)to be aware of
- підви́щувати ці́ну (pidvýščuvaty cínu)to increase in value
Welsh gwerthfawrogi, gwerthfawrogi
- gwerthfawrogito be grateful for something
- gwerthfawrogito view as valuable
- sylweddolito be aware of
- codi mewn gwerthto increase in value
Zulu -bonga
- -bongato be grateful for something
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