appreciate

  • 21appreciate — 01. I really [appreciate] all the help you ve given us. 02. The company gave him a large bonus in [appreciation] for his hard work. 03. Everyone knows that coffee has caffeine, but some people don t realize that tea has an [appreciable] amount of …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22appreciate —  has a slightly more specific meaning than writers sometimes give it. If you appreciate something, you value it ( I appreciate your concern ) or you understand it sympathetically ( I appreciate your predicament ). But when there is no sense of… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 23appreciate —    has a slightly more specific meaning than writers sometimes give it. If you appreciate something, you value it ( I appreciate your concern ) or you understand it sympathetically ( I appreciate your predicament ). But when there is no sense of… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 24appreciate — verb 1 (T) to understand how good or useful someone or something is: Her abilities are not fully appreciated by her employer. 2 (T) to thank someone or be grateful for something they have done: I appreciated his help when we moved. | I would… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25appreciate — verb 1) I d appreciate your advice Syn: be grateful for, be thankful for, be obliged for, be indebted for, be in your debt for, be appreciative of Ant: disparage 2) the college appreciated her greatly Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 26appreciate — v. 1 tr. a esteem highly; value. b be grateful for (we appreciate your sympathy). c be sensitive to (appreciate the nuances). 2 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) understand; recognize (I appreciate that I may be wrong). 3 a intr. (of property… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27appreciate — verb /əˈpɹɪ.ʃi.eɪt/ a) to be grateful or thankful for. I appreciate your efforts b) to view as valuable. You must learn to appreciate time Syn: esteem, estimate, understand …

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  • 28appreciate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. prize, esteem, value; increase[in value]; comprehend, understand; realize worth. See approbation, knowledge, measurement, gratitude. Ant., decrease. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be grateful] Syn. welcome …

    English dictionary for students

  • 29appreciate — verb 1) I m not appreciated here Syn: value, admire, respect, think highly of, think much of, be grateful for, be glad of 2) we appreciate the problems Syn: recognize, realize, know …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 30appreciate — [17] Like appraise, appreciate originally comes from the notion of setting a price on something. It comes from late Latin appretiāre, a compound verb formed from ad ‘to’ and pretium ‘price’. The neutral sense of ‘estimating worth’ was already… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins