[
UK
/ɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪt/
]
[ US /əˈpɹiʃiˌeɪt/ ]
[ US /əˈpɹiʃiˌeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
increase the value of
The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark - recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
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hold dear
I prize these old photographs -
gain in value
The yen appreciated again! -
be fully aware of; realize fully
Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?
How To Use appreciate In A Sentence
- Their support was greatly appreciated and all within the club are grateful for their help and co-operation.
- She probably didn't appreciate that the master was without jurisdiction to make that order since her predecessor had obtained it.
- I am sure his daughter in ice-bound Toronto appreciates a diary that provides useful information like when Vesak Day is.
- Surely you appreciate that for those who regularly attack Israel and its suporters, “Likud” is a label fraught with negative implications that have nothing to do with the political realities within Israel. The Volokh Conspiracy » Human Rights Watch Update
- He then accused the powers that be of failing to appreciate younger people's culture.
- He loves me and appreciates my finer points - especially the fact that I don't make him dress like me in a black turtleneck and coordinating cable-knit sweater for a holiday portrait.
- These works have subsequently become the most widely performed and appreciated in the Boyce repertoire.
- They particularly appreciated the interior design. Sweet Dreams
- The investor decides on the currency most likely to appreciate against sterling and puts money on deposit in that currency.
- It is just another London borough, full of trendy rich people who do not appreciate the better things in life.