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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.

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You’ll be excused for viewing that shameless promotion with cynicism as long as you also leave room to appreciate it as an indicator of how far the group has pulled popular culture.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

"This is a difficult time for the family, who would appreciate any form of prayer," they added.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

I appreciate his ingenuity in saying the food in his fridge went bad due to the fallen limb, but it’s a stretch to get to $6,000.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

U.S. negotiators appreciate that uranium enriched even to 3.67% is already 70% of the effort toward weapons-grade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

I didn’t appreciate her comment, but there was a tightrope I needed to walk.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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