appreciate

/əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/

verb★Intermediate💡 to value or be grateful for something

formalinformal

to recognize the full worth or value of something or someone

She appreciates the beauty of nature.

She values the beauty of nature.

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Can be used to express gratitude or admiration.

💰Finance

Financeeconomics

to increase in value or price

The stock appreciated over the past year.

The stock's value increased over the past year.

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Commonly used in financial contexts to describe asset value changes.

Collocations

appreciate the effortto recognize and value someone's hard workappreciate the differenceto understand the distinction between thingsappreciate the opportunityto be grateful for a chance given

to recognize the humorous or contradictory nature of a situation

to value someone's kind action

Use 'appreciate' to express gratitude or to acknowledge the value of something.

In formal contexts, 'appreciate' can be used to express gratitude politely, while in informal contexts, it can be more casual.

From Middle French 'apprecier', from Latin 'appretiare' meaning 'to set a price on, value'

Often used to express gratitude or to acknowledge the worth of something. In finance, it refers to an increase in value.

appre-

to grasp or take

prefix

-ciate

to associate or connect

suffix

-ate

to make or cause

suffix

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