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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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"It's a great honor and I appreciate it," Loggins told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

If it were instead to appreciate at a fast rate in coming years, bitcoin transactions would often trigger a hefty capital-gains tax bill.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

It was something only parents in this digital-device era could appreciate: unfettered access to their phones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“You just go to do your job every day, and you don’t think about it day to day, but then when something like that happens, that’s when you really see where people appreciate you.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“I can’t tell you how much I appreciate everything you’ve done for us,” Mamá said, her eyes misting over again, as she stood just inside our fenced yard, shaking Special Agent Gonzales’s hand.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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