1 [VN] (not used in the progressive tenses) to recognize the good qualities of sb/sth:
You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation. * His talents are not fully appreciated in that company. * Her family doesn't appreciate her.
2 (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to be grateful for sth that sb has done; to welcome sth:
[VN] I'd appreciate some help. * Your support is greatly appreciated. * (spoken) Thanks for coming. I appreciate it. * I would appreciate any comments you might have. * I would appreciate it if you paid in cash. * [V-ing] I don't appreciate being treated like a second-class citizen. * [VN-ing] We would appreciate you letting us know of any problems.
3 (not used in the progressive tenses) to understand or realize that sth is true:
[VN] What I failed to appreciate was the distance between the two cities. * [Vwh-] I don't think you appreciate how expensive it will be. * [Vthat] We didn't fully appreciate that he was seriously ill.
4 [V] to increase in value over a period of time:
Their investments have appreciated over the years.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of appreciate come from?
This entry for appreciate is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is appreciate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, appreciate is tagged as verb.
Does appreciate appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — appreciate appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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