Definitions for appreciate
əˈpri ʃiˌeɪtap·pre·ci·ate

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. appreciate(verb)

   recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

2. appreciate, take account(verb)

   be fully aware of; realize fully

   "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?"

3. prize, value, treasure, appreciate(verb)

   hold dear

   "I prize these old photographs"

4. appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue(verb)

   gain in value

   "The yen appreciated again!"

5. appreciate, apprize, apprise(verb)

   increase the value of

   "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. appreciate(Verb)

   to be grateful or thankful for.

   I appreciate your efforts

   Etymology: Originated 1645–55 from appreciatus, from appretiatus, from ap- (form of ad-) + pretium (English precious) + -ate.

2. appreciate(Verb)

   to view as valuable.

   You must learn to appreciate time

   Etymology: Originated 1645–55 from appreciatus, from appretiatus, from ap- (form of ad-) + pretium (English precious) + -ate.

3. appreciate(Verb)

   to be fully conscious of; be aware of; detect.

   To test the power of bees to appreciate color.

   Etymology: Originated 1645–55 from appreciatus, from appretiatus, from ap- (form of ad-) + pretium (English precious) + -ate.

4. appreciate(Verb)

   to increase in value.

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

   Etymology: Originated 1645–55 from appreciatus, from appretiatus, from ap- (form of ad-) + pretium (English precious) + -ate.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Appreciate(verb)

   to set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value

2. Appreciate(verb)

   to raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to depreciate

3. Appreciate(verb)

   to be sensible of; to distinguish

4. Appreciate(verb)

   to rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Appreciate

   ap-prē′shi-āt, v.t. to estimate justly, to be fully sensible of all the good qualities in the thing judged: to estimate highly: to raise in value, to advance the quotation or price of, as opposed to depreciate.—v.i. to rise in value.—adj. Apprē′ciable.—adv. Apprē′ciably.—n. Appreciā′tion, the act of setting a value on, also specially of a work of literature or art: just—and also favourable—estimation: rise in exchangeable value: increase in value.—adjs. Apprē′ciative, Apprē′ciatory, implying appreciation.—n. Appreciā′tor, one who appreciates, or estimates justly. [L. appretiātus, pa.p. of appretiāre—ad, to, and pretium, price.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. appreciate

   To see the value.

   They did appreciate family time, it was so important to them both.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appreciate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3874

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appreciate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2126

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appreciate' in Verbs Frequency: #437

How to pronounce appreciate?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of appreciate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of appreciate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of appreciate in a Sentence

1. Emeasoba George:

   Be grateful to God for the little things. Because, when you are grateful for the little things. God will be moved to give you big or more things to appreciate (Matthew 25:23). Thus, dare to appreciate whatever you have presently. Because, it will multiply even beyond your expectation and imagination. -Emeasoba George

2. Harry Roque:

   It was of course the height of being unsportsmanlike, but at the same time we appreciate that it's something we have to be sorry about because it should never have had happened.

3. Donald Trump:

   I’d like to thank the owner of this great hotel, and his incredible wife – she’s an incredible woman – Sheldon Adelson, really incredible people and they’ve been so supportive and we appreciate it.

4. Blade:

   Frost When was the last time you stopped to appreciate a good sunset- oh yeah that's right. You were born a vampire.

5. Emeasoba George:

   Appreciation gives rise to motivation/multiplication. Let's take this as a case study. When Jesus Christ was faced with the task of feeding a multitude. The scripture says that he (Jesus Christ) first and foremost gave thanks to God. And just because he gave thanks to God. God was motivated to multiply the five loaves of bread/two fishes which he already had. Now that's why he (Jesus Christ) miraclously fed/overfed at a time 5,000 men excluding women and children, scripture reference (Mattew 14 and verse 17 through 21). Anyway, that evidently proves, appreciation truly gives rise to motivation which eventually leads to multiplication. Have you been unappreciative to God/your fellow humans all these while? If YES then, you've got to learn to appreciate your fellow humans. But most importantly, do appreciate God all the time/way even in time of scarcity/insufficiency of resources like money/food stuffs. Because if you dare to appreciate him (God) at all times. Then, he will be motivated to multiply whatever you have until you are wholly gratified/satisfied.

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