appreciate

English

Etymology

Originated 1645–55 from Medieval Latin appreciatus (“valued or appraised”), from Late Latin appretiatus (“appraised”), from ap- (form of ad- (“towards”)) + Latin preti(um) (“price”) (English precious) + -atus.

Cognate to French apprécier. Latin root also origin of English appraise, which has various Romance cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/, /əˈpɹiː.si.eɪt/, /əˈpɹɪʃ.i.eɪt/
• Hyphenation: ap‧pre‧ci‧ate

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Verb

1. (transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

   I appreciate your efforts

   Synonym: esteem

2. (transitive) To view as valuable.

   You must learn to appreciate time

   Synonym: esteem

3. (transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.

   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.

   • (Can we date this quote by Lubbock and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     to test the power of bees to appreciate colour

   Synonym: grasp

4. (intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.

   The value of his portfolio appreciated by 80% over eight years.

   • (Can we date this quote by Ramsay and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money

   Antonym: depreciate

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Alternative forms

• appretiate (archaic)
• 'preciate (pronunciation spelling)

Related terms

• appraise
• appreciation
• appreciative
• precious

Translations

to be grateful for something

• Arabic: يُدْرِك (yudrik), يَتَفَهّم
• Bulgarian: благодарен съм (blagodaren sǎm)
• Catalan: agrair (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 感謝／感谢 (zh) (gǎnxiè), 感谢 (zh) (gǎnxiè)

• Czech: vážit si, být vděčný
• Danish: værdsætte; sætte pris på
• Dutch: waarderen (nl); appreciëren (nl), dankbaar zijn voor
• Estonian: tunnustama
• Finnish: arvostaa (fi), antaa arvoa
• French: être reconnaissant (fr) de
• German: zu schätzen wissen
• Greek: εκτιμώ (el) (ektimó)
• Hebrew: העריך (he'eríkh)
• Hungarian: méltányol (hu)
• Ido: apreciar (io)
• Indonesian: berterima kasih
• Interlingue:
• Irish: bheith buíoch as
• Italian: apprezzare (it), essere riconoscente
• Japanese: 感謝する (かんしゃする, kansha suru)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 감사하다 (ko) (gamsahada)
• Latvian: vērtēt
• Lithuanian: vertinti (lt)
• Maltese: apprezza
• Maori: whakamaioha
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sette pris på

  Nynorsk: setje pris på

• Persian: قدردان بودن
• Polish: doceniać (pl)
• Portuguese: apreciar (pt), ser grato m, ser grata f, ficar agradecido m, ficar agradecida f
• Romanian: recunoscător (ro)
• Russian: быть призна́тельным (bytʹ priznátelʹnym), быть благода́рным (bytʹ blagodárnym)
• Slovak: byť vďačný (za)
• Slovene: biti hvaležen
• Spanish: agradecer (es)
• Swedish: uppskatta (sv), sätta värde på, värdesätta
• Turkish: müteşekkir olmak, teşekkür borçlu olmak
• Ukrainian: бу́ти вдя́чним (búty vdjáčnym)
• Welsh: gwerthfawrogi (cy)
• Zulu: -bonga

to view as valuable

• Arabic: يُقَدِّر قيمَة
• Bulgarian: оценявам (bg) (ocenjavam), ценя високо (cenja visoko)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 欣賞／欣赏 (zh) (xīnshǎng), 欣赏 (zh) (xīnshǎng), 贊賞／赞赏 (zh) (zànshǎng), 赞赏 (zh) (zànshǎng), 重視／重视 (zh) (zhòngshì), 重视 (zh) (zhòngshì)

• Czech: cenit (cs), oceňovat
• Danish: værdsætte
• Dutch: naar/op waarde schatten, waarderen (nl)
• Esperanto: alttaksi
• Estonian: hindama
• Finnish: arvostaa (fi), pitää arvossa
• French: apprécier (à sa juste valeur)
• German: zu schätzen wissen
• Greek: εκτιμώ (el) (ektimó)
• Hebrew: העריך (he'eríkh), הוקיר (hokír)
• Hungarian: értékel (hu)
• Indonesian: menghargai (id)
• Interlingue:
• Irish: meas a bheith agat ar
• Italian: apprezzare (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 鑑賞する (かんしょうする, kanshō suru)
• Korean: 진가를 알다 (jin'gareul alda)
• Latvian: augstu vērtēt
• Lithuanian: įvertinti (lt)
• Maltese: japprezzah m, japprezzaha f
• Maori: kaingākaunui, rāhiri, ngākau whakaute
• Norwegian: verdsette
• Persian: قدر دانستن (qadr dânestan)
• Polish: doceniać (pl)
• Portuguese: valorizar (pt), dar valor
• Romanian: a aprecia (la adevărata valoare)
• Russian: оце́нивать (ru) (océnivatʹ), (высоко́ (vysokó, “highly”)) цени́ть (ru) (cenítʹ)
• Slovak: oceniť
• Slovene: ceniti (zasluge)
• Spanish: valorar (es)
• Swedish: sätta värde på, värdesätta
• Turkish: değerini bilmek, takdir etmek (tr)
• Ukrainian: оці́нювати (ocínjuvaty), ціни́ти (uk) (cinýty)
• Welsh: gwerthfawrogi (cy)

to be aware of

• Arabic: يُدْرِك (yudrik), يَتَفَهّم
• Bulgarian: разбирам (bg) (razbiram), отчитам (bg) (otčitam), усещам (bg) (useštam), различавам (bg) (različavam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 懂得 (zh) (dǒngde), 懂得 (zh) (dǒngde)

• Czech: uvědomovat si
• Danish: forstå (da)
• Dutch: beseffen (nl)
• Estonian: mõistma (et)
• Finnish: ymmärtää (fi), havaita (fi), erottaa (fi)
• French: se rendre (bien) compte de
• German: verstehen (de), begreifen (de)
• Greek: αντιλαμβάνομαι (el) (antilamvánomai)
• Hungarian: tudatában van (hu)
• Indonesian: memahami (id), menyadari (id)
• Irish: tuig
• Italian: capire (it), rendersi conto
• Japanese: 理解する (ja) (りかいする, rikai suru)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 이해하다 (ko) (ihaehada)
• Latvian: saprast
• Lithuanian: suprasti (lt)
• Maltese: qagħad attent minn
• Norwegian: forstå (no)
• Persian: درک کردن
• Polish: zdawać sobie sprawę z, rozumieć (pl)
• Portuguese: compreender (pt)
• Romanian: își da seama
• Russian: принима́ть (prinimátʹ) во (vo) внима́ние (vnimánije), учи́тывать (ru) (učítyvatʹ); понима́ть (ru) (ponimátʹ) (to be fully conscious of; to consider; to be aware of); воспринима́ть (ru) (vosprinimátʹ), ощуща́ть (ru) (oščuščátʹ), ула́вливать (ru) (ulávlivatʹ) (detect); разбира́ться (razbirátʹsja) в (v) (to detect by mind)
• Slovak: byť si vedomý
• Slovene: zavedati se
• Spanish: comprender (es), hacerse cargo de
• Swedish: förstå (sv), vara medveten om
• Turkish: anlamak (tr)
• Ukrainian: розумі́ти (uk) (rozumíty), розбира́тися в (rozbyrátysja v)
• Welsh: sylweddoli (cy)

to increase in value

• Arabic: يَرْفَع قيمَة, يَرْفَع ثَمَن (yarfaʕ ṯaman)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 增值 (zh) (zēngzhí), 增值 (zh) (zēngzhí)

• Czech: stoupnout v ceně
• Danish: stige i værdi
• Dutch: in waarde stijgen
• Estonian: hinnas tõusma
• Finnish: nousta arvossa, kallistua (fi)
• French: prendre de la valeur
• German: im Wert steigen
• Greek: ανατιμώμαι (el) (anatimómai)
• Hungarian: felmegy az ára
• Indonesian: naik harga
• Irish: luachmhéadaigh, ardaigh
• Italian: valorizzarsi (it)
• Japanese: 値上がりする (ねあがりする, neagari suru)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 시세가 오르다 (sisega oreuda); 가격을 올리다 (gagyeogeul ollida)
• Latvian: kļūt vērtīgākam; celties cenā
• Lithuanian: įgyti didesnę vertę, pabrangti
• Maori: piki uara
• Norwegian: stige i verdi
• Polish: drożeć, zyskiwać (na wartości)
• Portuguese: valorizar (pt)
• Romanian: a crește (ca valoare)
• Russian: дорожа́ть (ru) (dorožátʹ), повыша́ться в цене (povyšátʹsja v cene)
• Slovak: získať na cene
• Slovene: zrasti vrednost (čemu)
• Spanish: aumentar su valor
• Swedish: stiga (sv)
• Turkish: değeri artmak
• Ukrainian: підви́щувати ці́ну (pidvýščuvaty cínu)
• Welsh: codi mewn gwerth

References

• “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.