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appreciate
(/@/'pr/i//S//i/,/eI/t )

verb (v)

  • recognize with gratitude; be grateful for(verb.emotion)
    source: wordnet30
  • be fully aware of; realize fully(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?.
    Synonym:
    take account
    source: wordnet30
  • hold dear(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    prize, treasure, value
    source: wordnet30
  • gain in value(verb.change)
    Example:
    The yen appreciated again!.
    source: wordnet30
  • increase the value of(verb.change)
    Example:
    The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark.
    Synonym:
    apprise, apprize
    Antonym:
    depreciate
    source: wordnet30
  • To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.](verb)
    source: webster1913
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