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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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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

“You appreciate it so much more because the thought’s gone through your mind so many times that this is out of reach,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

And so when we started looking into the topic last February, I didn't truly appreciate the scale of what was really going on on our High Streets.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And although the animation is typically stellar, there are few opportunities to truly appreciate all of the work that went into creating this world.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“It takes a person of vision to appreciate a golden opportunity when it arrives. I thought you might be such a person, governess. It seems I was wrong.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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