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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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“You can’t give anyone anything and have them understand or appreciate the value of it,” Chancey said.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

I suspect his company would not appreciate hearing that statement.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

We don’t appreciate the resilience of our farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Emmet Cohen, pianist and composer: I think when you listen to Miles’ records you can really appreciate them all the way through and there’s something in there for all sides of humanity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“Sorry. I was thinking. I appreciate your trust. And I don’t want it to be weird. But I’m not ready yet. I want to keep using screen names.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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