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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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Heritage might still play a role under new leadership, but its board has been slow to appreciate the internal dissatisfaction.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the dollar appreciates, U.S. goods become more expensive for foreign buyers, reducing export competitiveness.

From Barron's

The house has appreciated about $500,000 since I bought it and my mortgage, which I could pay off, is 3.25%.

From MarketWatch

“While some tension is inevitable through transformations, the team understands, appreciates, and is already making great strides as it accelerates and broadens the pace of innovation,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is into fitness, recently completed a Half Ironman race and, as a mechanical engineer, appreciates data, Fiske says.

From The Wall Street Journal