Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uh-pree-shee-eyt]
- /əˈpri ʃiˌeɪt/
- /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-pree-shee-eyt]
- /əˈpri ʃiˌeɪt/
Definitions of appreciate word
- verb appreciate If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities. 4
- verb appreciate If you appreciate a situation or problem, you understand it and know what it involves. 3
- verb appreciate If you appreciate something that someone has done for you or is going to do for you, you are grateful for it. 3
- verb appreciate If something that you own appreciates over a period of time, its value increases. 3
- verb appreciate to feel thankful or grateful for 3
- verb appreciate to take full or sufficient account of 3
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Origin of appreciate
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Medieval Latin appreciātus valued, appraised, Late Latin appretiātus (past participle of appretiāre) appraised, equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + preti(um) price + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Appreciate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
appreciate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
appreciate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for appreciate
verb appreciate
- welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- flip over — turn upside down
- groove on — enjoy, appreciate
- gain — to make a gain or gains in.
adjective appreciate
- unexceptionable — not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- sufficient — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
Antonyms for appreciate
verb appreciate
- disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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