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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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"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

The allusions to real things in Ms. Butterly’s sculpture are limited, but they give the viewer one of the show’s rare opportunities to appreciate her sizable command of form for its own sake.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

And all ‘grown-up Cs’ meant to him was, ‘I’m worried you won’t have people around you who appreciate how great you are.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Sometimes in life it takes a heaping plateful of Bad to help us appreciate the mouthwatering deliciousness of Good when we finally taste it.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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