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Etymology
Originated 1645�55 from Medieval Latin appreciatus (valued or appraised), from Late Latin appretiatus (appraised), equivalent to Latin ap- + pretim|preti(um) (price) + -ate|-atus.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��pɹi��ieɪt/, SAMPA|/@"pr\i:SieIt/
audio|en-us-appreciate.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|appreciat|ing

1. transitive to be grateful or thankful for.

#: I appreciate your efforts

1. transitive to view as valuable.

#: You must learn to appreciate time

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

#: To test the power of bees to appreciate color.

1. transitive to increase in value.

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

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Synonyms
esteem
estimate
understand

Antonyms
depreciate

Related terms
appreciation
appreciative

Translations
trans-top|to be grateful for something
Arabic: ����د��ر
Chinese (Simplified): �谢
Chinese (Traditional): ��
Czech: vážit si, být vd��ný
Danish: værdsætte; sætte pris på
Dutch: waarderen
Estonian: tunnustama
Finnish: arvostaa, antaa arvoa
French: reconnaissant
German: dankbar sein für
Greek: εκ�ιμ�
Hebrew: ��ער�� (le'ha'arykh)
Hungarian: méltányol
Indonesian: berterima kasih
Italian: apprezzare; essere riconoscente*
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Japanese: ���� (kansha suru)
Korean: ����
Latvian: v�rt�t
Lithuanian: vertinti
Maltese: apprezza
Norwegian: sette pris på
Polish: docenia�
Portuguese:

Romanian: recunosc�tor
Russian: б��� п�изна�ел�н�м
Slovak: byť v�a�ný (za)
Slovenian: biti hvaležen
Spanish: agradecer
Swedish: uppskatta, sätta värde på
Turkish: müte�ekkir olmak, te�ekkür borçlu olmak
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trans-top|to value highly
Arabic: ����د��ر ����ة
Chinese (Simplified): 欣�� ��
Chinese (Traditional): ��
Czech: oce�ovat, hodnotit|(o)hodnotit
Danish: værdsætte
Dutch: naar waarde schatten
Estonian: hindama
Finnish: arvostaa, pitää arvo|arvossa
French: apprécier (à sa juste valeur)
German: zu schätzen wissen
Greek: εκ�ιμ�
Hebrew: ��ער�� (le'ha'arykh)
Hungarian: értékel
Indonesian: menghargai
Italian: apprezzare
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Japanese: ���� (kansh� suru)
Korean: ��를 ��
Latvian: augstu v�rt�t
Lithuanian: įvertinti
Maltese: japprezzah m, japprezzaha f
Norwegian: verdsette
Polish: docenia�
Portuguese:

Romanian: a apre­­cia (la adev�rata valoare)
Russian: в��око �ени��
Slovak: oceniť
Slovenian: ceniti (zasluge)
Spanish: valorar
Swedish: sätta värde på
Turkish: de�erini bilmek, takdir etmek
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trans-top|to be aware of
Arabic: ��د�ر�� � ��ت�������
Chinese (Simplified): ��
Chinese (Traditional): ��
Czech: uv�domovat si
Danish: forstå
Dutch: beseffen
Estonian: mõistma
Finnish: ymmärtää, havaita, erottaa
French: se rendre (bien) compte de
German: verstehen
Greek: αν�ιλαμβάνομαι
Hungarian: tudatában van
Indonesian: memahami, menyadari
Italian: capire, rendersi conto
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Japanese: �解��
Korean: ����
Latvian: saprast
Lithuanian: suprasti
Maltese: qagħad attent minn
Norwegian: forstå
Polish: zdawa� sobie spraw� z, rozumie�]]
Portuguese:

Romanian: a-�i da seama
Russian: п�инима�� во внимание
Slovak: byť si vedomý
Slovenian: zavedati se
Spanish: comprender, hacerse cargo de
Swedish: förstå, vara medveten om
Turkish: anlamak
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trans-top|to increase in value
Arabic: ��ر���ع ����ة أ� ث����
Chinese (Simplified): ��
Chinese (Traditional): ��
Czech: stoupnout v cen�
Danish: stige i værdi
Dutch: in waarde stijgen
Estonian: hinnas tõusma
Finnish: nousta arvossa, kallistua
French: prendre de la valeur
German: im Wert steigen
Greek: �αί�ν� αξία
Hungarian: felmegy az ára
Indonesian: naik harga
Italian: valorizzarsi
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Japanese: �����
Korean: ��� �르�; �격� �리�
Latvian: kļūt v�rtīg�kam; celties cen�
Lithuanian: įgyti didesn� vert�, pabrangti
Norwegian: stige i verdi
Polish: droże�, zyskiwa� (na warto�ci)
Portuguese:

Romanian: a cre�te (ca valoare)
Russian: до�ожа��
Slovak: získať na cene
Slovenian: zrasti vrednost (�emu)
Spanish: aumentar su valor
Swedish: stiga
Turkish: de�eri artmak
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References
R:American Heritage 2000|appreciate
R:Dictionary.com|appreciate
R:Kernerman|appreciate
R:Webster 1913|appreciate
R:WordNet 2003|appreciate

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