appreciate
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- appretiate (archaic)
Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/, /əˈpɹiː.si.eɪt/, /əˈpɹɪʃ.i.eɪt/
Audio (US): (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈəˈpɹiː.ʃi.æɪt/
- Hyphenation: ap‧pre‧ci‧ate
Verb
[edit]appreciate (third-person singular simple present appreciates, present participle appreciating, simple past and past participle appreciated)
- (transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.
- Synonyms: esteem, acknowledge
- I appreciate your efforts.
- 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.
- 1958 July, R. K. Kirkland, “Into the Mountains on the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 453:
- 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.
- (transitive) To view as valuable.
- Synonyms: cherish, esteem, value; see also Thesaurus:hold dear
- You must learn to appreciate time.
- (transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
- Near-synonyms: realize, grasp, acknowledge
- 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.
- 1879, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS, FRAI, Everett Mendelsohn (Donor), “Lecture I. On Flowers and Insects.”, in Scientific Lectures[1], 2nd edition, Macmillan and Company, published 1890, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 12:
- 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.
- 1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, , page 419:
- It 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.
- 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2:
- Eve: You learn to appreciate the light by living in the dark.
- (intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.
- Synonyms: bedear, endear
- Antonym: depreciate
- The value of his portfolio appreciated by 80% over eight years.
- 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.[2], volume 2, Charleston, South Carolina: David Longworth, published 1809, →OCLC, page 173:
- 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.
- 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 234:
- Laughter 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!
Usage notes
[edit]- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Alternative forms
[edit]- appretiate (archaic)
- 'preciate (pronunciation spelling)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to be grateful for something
to view as valuable
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to be aware of
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to increase in value
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References
[edit]- “appreciate”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “appreciate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "appreciate" in the Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), K Dictionaries limited, 2000-2006.
- “appreciate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- "appreciate" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
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