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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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But they fail to appreciate that companies innovating and creating new markets can grow faster for longer and in a more durable, repeatable manner than the market generally expects.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

"It really makes you appreciate what's there," she said, adding that "you see something different every time you walk - it's great for your mental health."

From BBC • 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

Subtitled “The Loving, Messy Realities of Sibling Relationships,” Ms. Carr’s book operates as an extended prompt to the reader to appreciate the many manifestations of familial coevals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“Thanks, kiddo. I appreciate that. And I’m sorry your babysitting job got cut short.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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