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appreciateappreciate /əˈpriʃiˌeɪt/ ●●○ S2 W2 AWL verb ETYMOLOGYappreciateOrigin: 1600-1700 Late Latin, past participle of appretiare, from Latin ad- to + pretium price VERB TABLEappreciate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | appreciate | | he, she, it | appreciates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | appreciated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have appreciated | | he, she, it | has appreciated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had appreciated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will appreciate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have appreciated |
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| Present | I | am appreciating | | he, she, it | is appreciating | | you, we, they | are appreciating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was appreciating | | you, we, they | were appreciating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been appreciating | | he, she, it | has been appreciating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been appreciating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be appreciating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been appreciating |
► fully appreciate I didn’t fully appreciate what he was saying at the time. THESAURUSrealize► know to have information or a fact in your mind that tells you that something exists, is happening, or is true: Just take the money. Nobody will ever know. She’s very pretty, and she knows it. ► realize to know that a situation exists, and especially to know how important or serious it is: None of us realized the danger we were in. ► understand to know how or why something happens or why it is important: Most people now understand that childhood obesity is a serious threat to public health in this country. ► appreciate to know how serious a situation or problem is: He did not fully appreciate the significance of signing the contract. meaning► understand to know what someone or something means or what the words of a particular language mean: Unfortunately she doesn’t understand English. I still don’t understand. Can you say it slower? ► see informal to understand something: I see what you mean. ► grasp to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one: I couldn’t grasp everything he was saying. ► follow to understand something such as an explanation or story as you hear it, read it, etc.: Her explanation was long, complicated, and hard to follow. ► make sense of something to understand something difficult or complicated, especially by thinking about it: People are trying to make sense of the news. ► comprehend formal to understand something, especially something that is not easy to understand: Many children can read the words, yet do not comprehend what they read. ► appreciate formal to understand that something is important because it affects what will happen: I don’t think you fully appreciate how important a good education is. 1[transitive not in progressive] to be grateful for something someone has done: Mom really appreciated the letter you sent. I don’t need any help, but I appreciate your offer.2[transitive not in progressive] to understand or enjoy the good qualities or value of someone or something: Jan’s abilities are not fully appreciated by her employer. All the bad weather here makes me appreciate home.3I would appreciate it if... spoken used to ask for something politely: I’d really appreciate it if you could babysit the kids Friday night.4[transitive not in progressive] to understand how serious a situation or problem is or what someone’s feelings are: I don’t think you appreciate the difficulties this delay will cause.appreciate how/why etc. At first he didn’t appreciate how cold the winters are in Iowa. I didn’t fully appreciate what he was saying at the time.► see thesaurus at know1, understand5[intransitive] to gradually become more valuable over a period of time OPP depreciate: Our house has appreciated over 20% in the last two years. [Origin: 1600–1700 Late Latin, past participle of appretiare, from Latin ad- to + pretium price] |