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appreciate

[uh-pree-shee-eyt] / əˈpri ʃiˌeɪt /






Usage

What are other ways to say appreciate? To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). To prize is to value highly and cherish.

Example Sentences

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“We appreciate Apollo’s continued collaboration to reach this outcome as we realign our capital structure with our long-term strategy,” Zinsner said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We appreciate the passion and engagement from the Barbie community,” said a spokesperson from Mischief Management.

From Los Angeles Times

He appreciated spending his first two years getting to play on lower-level teams with no pressure of immediately playing on varsity while waiting for his body to mature.

From Los Angeles Times

By 2035, when her oldest is college-age, she expects the property will have appreciated in value, and she can do a cash-out refinance to get the money to pay for tuition.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We are ready to leave Mozambique if our work and achievements are not appreciated,” Rwanda Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe wrote in a series of pointed social-media messages in March.

From The Wall Street Journal