# appreciate

Pronunciation: say "uh-PREE-shee-ayt" /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/

## Verb

1. To recognize the worth or value of something.
   - Simple: To see something as valuable or important.
   - _Critics appreciate the novel for its careful structure._
   - _She came to appreciate the quiet beauty of the desert._
2. To feel grateful or thankful for something someone has done or given.
   - Simple: To feel thankful for something good that someone does or gives.
   - _We appreciate the time you took to explain everything._
   - _Volunteers said they appreciated the warm welcome they received._
3. To be fully aware of or understand the significance of something.
   - Simple: To fully understand or be aware of something.
   - _Engineers appreciate the risks involved in tunneling through soft rock._
   - _Only later did she appreciate how much her mentor had taught her._
4. To rise in value, or to cause something, such as a currency, to rise in value.
   - Simple: To go up in value, or to make something go up in value.
   - _Property in the city center has appreciated steadily for a decade._
   - _Investors bought the bonds expecting the dollar to appreciate against the euro over the next year._

## Origin

The word entered English around 1645–55, from Medieval Latin appreciātus ("valued or appraised"), a later variant of Late Latin appretiātus, the past participle of appretiō. This came from ad ("toward") plus pretium ("price"), and is related to French apprécier and to English appraise and precious.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/appreciate (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).