appreciate

Academic Word List, sublist 8.

About 13.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To be grateful or thankful for.

   I appreciate your efforts.

2. verb To view as valuable.

   You must learn to appreciate time.

3. verb To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.

   It is essential for the reader to appreciate how important this argument is.

4. verb To increase in value.

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

Similar words

value treasure revalue prize take account grateful thank appreciative commend praise

Often followed by

the that it your this what and their his

Word family

appreciable appreciably appreciated appreciates appreciating appreciation appreciative appreciator appreciators appreciatory