appreciate

  • 11appreciate */*/ — UK [əˈpriːʃɪˌeɪt] / US [əˈprɪʃɪˌeɪt] verb Word forms appreciate : present tense I/you/we/they appreciate he/she/it appreciates present participle appreciating past tense appreciated past participle appreciated 1) [transitive, never progressive]… …

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  • 12appreciate — ap|pre|ci|ate [ ə priʃi,eıt ] verb ** 1. ) transitive never progressive to understand the true nature of a situation, and realize why it is important or serious: REALIZE: I began to appreciate the difficulties my father had faced. appreciate… …

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  • 13appreciate — ap|pre|ci|ate W3S2 [əˈpri:ʃieıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of appretiare, from Latin ad to + pretium price ] 1.) [T not in progressive] to understand how serious or important a situation or problem is or what… …

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  • 14appreciate — verb 1 recognize good qualities ADVERB ▪ really, truly ▪ fully, properly ▪ The sound quality was poor so we couldn t fully appreciate the music. ▪ especially …

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  • 15appreciate — [[t]əpri͟ːʃieɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ appreciates, appreciating, appreciated 1) VERB If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities. [V n] Anyone can appreciate our music... [V n]… …

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  • 16appreciate — v. 1) to appreciate deeply, greatly, keenly, sincerely, very much 2) (K) we appreciate your helping us 3) (misc.) we appreciate the fact that you have helped us * * * [ə priːʃɪeɪt] greatly keenly sincerely very much (K) we appreciate your helping …

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  • 17appreciate*/*/ — [əˈpriːʃiˌeɪt] verb 1) [T] to understand a situation and know why it is important or serious Syn: realize Doctors are beginning to appreciate how dangerous this drug can be.[/ex] We appreciate that you cannot make a decision immediately.[/ex] 2)… …

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  • 18appreciate — ap•pre•ci•ate [[t]əˈpri ʃiˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness[/ex] 2) to value or regard highly; place a high estimate on: to appreciate good wine[/ex] 3) to be fully conscious of; be… …

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  • 19appreciate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Late Latin appretiatus, past participle of appretiare, from Latin ad + pretium price more at price Date: 1655 transitive verb 1. a. to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or …

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  • 20appreciate — appreciatingly, adv. appreciator, n. /euh pree shee ayt /, v., appreciated, appreciating. 1. to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness. v.t. 2. to value or regard highly; place a high estimate on: to appreciate good wine …

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