appreciated
uh-PREE-shee-ayt-id/əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt.ɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of appreciate. Use this form for something that already happened, or after have, has, or had.
She appreciated the surprise party her friends planned.
We appreciated every bit of help during the busy week.
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- 2Seen by others as valuable or important.
Everyone wants to feel appreciated for the work they do.
Her quiet kindness made her an appreciated friend.
Similarvalued, respected, esteemed, recognized, treasured
Oppositeunappreciated, undervalued, unrecognized, overlooked
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- 3Worth more money now than it was before.
They sold their appreciated home and made a nice profit.
Her appreciated shares were worth far more than she paid.
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appreciated is a form of appreciate
appreciate, verb: To see something as valuable or important. Full entry
- Forms
- appreciateappreciates he/she/itappreciating -ing formappreciated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- appreciate → appreciated: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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