appreciate

English

Etymology

Originated 1645–55 from Medieval Latin appreciatus (“valued or appraised”), from Late Latin appretiatus (“appraised”), from ap- (form of ad- (“towards”)) + Latin preti(um) (“price”) (English precious) + -atus.

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/, /əˈpɹiː.si.eɪt/, /əˈpɹɪʃ.i.eɪt/
Hyphenation: ap‧pre‧ci‧ate
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Verb

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

(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.
I appreciate your efforts
We sincerely appreciate your help.
Any aid will be warmly appreciated.
Synonym: esteem
(transitive) To view as valuable.
You must learn to appreciate time
Synonym: esteem
(transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
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.
- 1883, John Lubbock, On the Senses, Instincts and Intelligence of Animals, With Special Reference to Insects
  to test the power of bees to appreciate colour
- 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 962368035, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2:
  Eve: You learn to appreciate the light by living in the dark.
Synonym: grasp
(intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.
The value of his portfolio appreciated by 80% over eight years.
- 1809, David Ramsay, History of South Carolina
  lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money
- 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], OCLC 24531354, 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!
Antonym: depreciate

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

much appreciated

Related terms

appraise
appreciation
appreciative
precious

Translations

to be grateful for something

Arabic: يُدْرِك‎ (yudrik), يَتَفَهّم‎
Bulgarian: благодарен съм (blagodaren sǎm)
Catalan: agrair (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
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)
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: يُقَدِّر قيمَة‎
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
Norwegian: verdsette
Persian: قدر دانستن‎ (qadr dânestan)
Polish: doceniać (pl) impf, docenić (pl) pf
Portuguese: valorizar (pt), dar valor
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} 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)
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: يُدْرِك‎ (yudrik), يَتَفَهّم‎
Bulgarian: разбирам (bg) (razbiram), отчитам (bg) (otčitam), усещам (bg) (useštam), различавам (bg) (različavam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 懂得 (zh)
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 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: يَرْفَع قيمَة‎, يَرْفَع ثَمَن‎ (yarfaʿ ṯaman)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 增值 (zh)
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
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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
"appreciate" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.