appreciate

English

Alternative forms

• appretiate (archaic)

Etymology

Originated 1645–55; from Medieval Latin appreciātus (“valued or appraised”), later variant of Late Latin appretiātus (“appraised”), the perfect passive participle of appretiō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from a(d) (“toward”) +‎ preti(um) (“price”) +‎ -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix).

Cognate to French apprécier. Latin root also origin of English appraise, which has various Romance cognates; see also precious.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/, /əˈpɹiː.si.eɪt/, /əˈpɹɪʃ.i.eɪt/

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• Hyphenation: ap‧pre‧ci‧ate

Verb

appreciate (third-person singular simple present appreciates, present participle appreciating, simple past and past participle appreciated)

1. (transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

   Synonyms: esteem, acknowledge

   I appreciate your efforts.

   We sincerely appreciate your help.

   Any aid will be warmly appreciated.

   I'd appreciate it so much if you'd keep me abreast of developments.

2. (transitive) To view as valuable.

   Synonym: esteem

   You must learn to appreciate time.

3. (transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.

   Near-synonyms: realize, grasp, acknowledge

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

   I appreciate that what I'm asking you to do is very difficult.

   • 1879, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS, FRAI, Everett Mendelsohn (Donor), “Lecture I. On Flowers and Insects.”, in Scientific Lectures‎^[1], 2nd edition, Macmillan and Company, published 1890, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 12:

     In order then to test the power of bees to appreciate colour, I placed some honey on a slip of glass, and put the glass on coloured paper.

   • 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2:

     Eve: You learn to appreciate the light by living in the dark.

4. (intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.

   Antonym: depreciate

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

   • 1809, David Ramsay, M. D., James Akin (Engraver), “IV. Fiscal history, 1670–1808.”, in The History of South-Carolina, from Its First Settlement in 1670, to the Year 1808. In Two Volumes.‎^[2], volume 2, Charleston, South Carolina: David Longworth, published 1809, →OCLC, page 173:

     The sanguine, flattering themselves with the delusive hopes of a speedy termination of the war, were often induced to sell lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money, in which case it was sup­po­sed they would lose the present opportunity of sell­ing to great advantage.

   • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 234:

     Laughter may be generally classed under three heads,—forced, silly, or vulgar; but hers is the most sweet, real, spirituelle sound possible—it so appreciates the wit, which it increases as it catches—it speaks of spirits so fresh, so youthful!

Usage notes

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

Alternative forms

• appretiate (archaic)
• 'preciate (pronunciation spelling)

Derived terms

• appreciatable
• appreciater
• appreciator
• apprecihate
• disappreciate
• misappreciate
• much appreciated
• reappreciate
• underappreciate

Related terms

• appraise
• appreciation
• appreciative
• precious

Translations

to be grateful for something

• Arabic: قَدَّرَ (ar) (qaddara)
• Bulgarian: благодарен съм (blagodaren sǎm)
• Catalan: agrair (ca), apreciar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 感謝 / 感谢 (zh) (gǎnxiè)

• Czech: vážit si (cs), být vděčný
• Danish: værdsætte; sætte pris på
• Dutch: waarderen (nl); appreciëren (nl), dankbaar zijn voor
• Estonian: tunnustama
• Finnish: arvostaa (fi), antaa arvoa
• French: être reconnaissant de
• German: zu schätzen wissen, würdigen (de)
• Greek: εκτιμώ (el) (ektimó)
• Hebrew: העריך (he'eríkh)
• Hungarian: méltányol (hu)
• Ido: apreciar (io)
• Indonesian: berterima kasih (id)
• Irish: bheith buíoch as
• Italian: apprezzare (it), essere riconoscente
• Japanese: 感謝する (かんしゃする, kansha suru)
• Korean: 감사하다 (ko) (gamsahada)
• Latvian: vērtēt
• Lithuanian: vertinti (lt)
• Maltese: apprezza
• Maori: whakamaioha, rāhiri, ngākau whakaute
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: аклаш (aklaš)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sette pris på

  Nynorsk: setje pris på

• Persian: قدردان بودن
• Polish: doceniać (pl) impf, docenić (pl) pf
• Portuguese: apreciar (pt), ser grato m, ser grata f, ficar agradecido m, ficar agradecida f
• Romanian: recunoscător (ro)
• Russian: быть призна́тельным (bytʹ priznátelʹnym), быть благода́рным (bytʹ blagodárnym)
• Slovak: byť vďačný za
• Slovene: biti hvaležen
• Spanish: agradecer (es), apreciar (es)
• Swedish: uppskatta (sv), sätta värde på, värdesätta (sv)
• Turkish: müteşekkir olmak, teşekkür borçlu olmak
• Ukrainian: бу́ти вдя́чним (búty vdjáčnym)
• Welsh: gwerthfawrogi (cy)
• Zulu: -bonga

to view as valuable

• Arabic: قَدَّرَ (ar) (qaddara)
• Bulgarian: оценявам (bg) (ocenjavam), ценя високо (cenja visoko)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 欣賞 / 欣赏 (zh) (xīnshǎng), 贊賞 / 赞赏 (zh) (zànshǎng), 重視 / 重视 (zh) (zhòngshì)

• Czech: cenit (cs), oceňovat
• Danish: værdsætte
• Dutch: naar waarde schatten, op waarde schatten, waarderen (nl)
• Esperanto: alttaksi
• Estonian: hindama
• Finnish: arvostaa (fi), pitää arvossa
• French: apprécier à sa juste valeur
• German: zu schätzen wissen, würdigen (de)
• Greek: εκτιμώ (el) (ektimó)
• Hebrew: העריך (he'eríkh), הוקיר (hokír)
• Hungarian: értékel (hu)
• Indonesian: menghargai (id)
• Irish: meas a bheith agat ar
• Italian: apprezzare (it)
• Japanese: 鑑賞する (かんしょうする, kanshō suru)
• Korean: 진가를 알다 (jin'gareul alda)
• Latvian: augstu vērtēt
• Lithuanian: įvertinti (lt)
• Maltese: japprezzah m, japprezzaha f
• Maori: kaingākaunui, rāhiri, ngākau whakaute, (whaka)maioha
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: аклаш (aklaš)

• Norwegian: verdsette
• Ottoman Turkish: بگنمك (beğenmek)
• Persian: قدر دانستن (qadr dânestan)
• Polish: doceniać (pl) impf, docenić (pl) pf
• Portuguese: valorizar (pt), dar valor (pt)
• Romanian: aprecia la adevărata valoare
• Russian: оце́нивать (ru) (océnivatʹ), (высоко́ (vysokó, “highly”)) цени́ть (ru) (cenítʹ)
• Slovak: oceniť
• Slovene: ceniti zasluge
• Spanish: valorar (es)
• Swedish: sätta värde på, värdesätta (sv)
• Thai: เห็นคุณค่า
• Turkish: değerini bilmek, takdir etmek (tr), kıymet vermek (tr)
• Ukrainian: оці́нювати (ocínjuvaty), ціни́ти (uk) (cinýty)
• Welsh: gwerthfawrogi (cy)
• Zazaki: qedır zanen

to be aware of

• Arabic: عَلِمَ (ar) (ʕalima)
• Bulgarian: разбирам (bg) (razbiram), отчитам (bg) (otčitam), усещам (bg) (useštam), различавам (bg) (različavam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 懂得 (zh) (dǒngde)

• Czech: uvědomovat si
• Danish: forstå (da)
• Dutch: beseffen (nl)
• Estonian: mõistma (et)
• Finnish: ymmärtää (fi), havaita (fi), erottaa (fi)
• French: se rendre bien compte de
• German: verstehen (de), begreifen (de)
• Greek: αντιλαμβάνομαι (el) (antilamvánomai)
• Hungarian: tudatában van (hu)
• Indonesian: memahami (id), menyadari (id)
• Irish: tuig
• Italian: capire (it), rendersi conto
• Japanese: 理解する (ja) (りかいする, rikai suru)
• Korean: 이해하다 (ko) (ihaehada)
• Latvian: saprast
• Lithuanian: suprasti (lt)
• Maltese: qagħad attent minn
• Norwegian: forstå (no)
• Persian: درک کردن
• Polish: zdawać sobie sprawę (pl) impf, zdać sobie sprawę (pl) pf, rozumieć (pl) impf, zrozumieć (pl) pf
• Portuguese: compreender (pt)
• Romanian: își da seama
• Russian: принима́ть во внима́ние (prinimátʹ vo vnimánije), учи́тывать (ru) (učítyvatʹ); понима́ть (ru) (ponimátʹ) (to be fully conscious of; to consider; to be aware of); воспринима́ть (ru) (vosprinimátʹ), ощуща́ть (ru) (oščuščátʹ), ула́вливать (ru) (ulávlivatʹ) (detect); разбира́ться в (razbirátʹsja v) (to detect by mind)
• Slovak: byť si vedomý
• Slovene: zavedati se
• Spanish: comprender (es), hacerse cargo de
• Swedish: förstå (sv), vara medveten om
• Turkish: anlamak (tr)
• Ukrainian: розумі́ти (uk) (rozumíty), розбира́тися в (rozbyrátysja v)
• Welsh: sylweddoli (cy)

to increase in value

• Arabic: رَفَعَ قِيمَة (rafaʕa qīma), زَادَ فِي قِيمَة (zāda fī qīma)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 增值 (zh) (zēngzhí)

• Czech: stoupnout v ceně
• Danish: stige i værdi
• Dutch: in waarde stijgen
• Estonian: hinnas tõusma
• Finnish: nousta arvossa, kallistua (fi)
• French: prendre de la valeur
• German: im Wert steigen
• Greek: ανατιμώμαι (el) (anatimómai)
• Hungarian: felmegy az ára
• Indonesian: naik harga
• Irish: luachmhéadaigh, ardaigh
• Italian: valorizzarsi (it)
• Japanese: 値上がりする (ねあがりする, neagari suru)
• Korean: 시세가 오르다 (sisega oreuda); 가격을 올리다 (gagyeogeul ollida)
• Latvian: kļūt vērtīgākam; celties cenā
• Lithuanian: įgyti didesnę vertę, pabrangti
• Maori: piki uara
• Norwegian: stige i verdi
• Polish: drożeć (pl) impf, zdrożeć (pl) pf, zyskiwać (na wartości) impf, zyskać (na wartości) pf
• Portuguese: valorizar (pt)
• Romanian: a crește (ca valoare)
• Russian: дорожа́ть (ru) (dorožátʹ), повыша́ться в цене (povyšátʹsja v cene)
• Slovak: získať na cene
• Slovene: zrasti vrednost (čemu)
• Spanish: aumentar su valor, avalorar (es)
• Swedish: stiga (sv)
• Turkish: değeri artmak
• Ukrainian: підви́щувати ці́ну (pidvýščuvaty cínu)
• Welsh: codi mewn gwerth

References

• “appreciate”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “appreciate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "appreciate" in the Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), K Dictionaries limited, 2000-2006.
• “appreciate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• "appreciate" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.