# appreciated

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

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of appreciate. — simple past and past participle of appreciate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of appreciate. Use this form for something that already happened, or after have, has, or had.
   - _The team had always appreciated his steady leadership._
   - _Critics appreciated the film's honest portrayal of small-town life._

## Adjective

2. Recognized by others as having worth or value.
   - Simple: Seen by others as valuable or important.
   - _Volunteers tend to stay longer when they feel appreciated._
   - _He was an appreciated colleague whose advice carried real weight._
3. Having increased in monetary value since being bought or acquired.
   - Simple: Worth more money now than it was before.
   - _The fund's appreciated holdings boosted the portfolio's total return._
   - _He donated appreciated stock rather than cash to the foundation._

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