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• Appreciate — Ap*pre ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appreciated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appreciating}.] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to prize, pretium price. Cf. {Appraise}.] 1. To set a price or value on; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• appreciate — Its normal meaning ‘to acknowledge with gratitude’, especially in business correspondence (e.g. I appreciate everything that you have done to help us) and to form polite requests (e.g. It would be appreciated if you would reply by return of post) …   Modern English usage

• appreciate — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• appreciate */*/ — 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]… …   English dictionary

• appreciate — [[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]… …   English dictionary

• appreciate — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• appreciate*/*/ — [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)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• appreciate — 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

• appreciate — 1 comprehend, *understand Analogous words: appraise, value, rate, *estimate, evaluate: *judge, adjudge: *apprehend, comprehend Antonyms: depreciate Contrasted words: disparage, derogate, detract, belittle, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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

• appreciate — 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