APPRECIATE

Pronunciation (US):

• APPRECIATE (verb)
  The verb APPRECIATE has 5 senses:

1. recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
2. be fully aware of; realize fully
3. hold dear
4. gain in value
5. increase the value of

  Familiarity information: APPRECIATE used as a verb is common.

• APPRECIATE (verb)

Meaning:

Recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "appreciate" is one way to...):

acknowledge; recognise; recognize (express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Be fully aware of; realize fully

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

take account; appreciate

Context example:

Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?

Hypernyms (to "appreciate" is one way to...):

realise; realize; see; understand (perceive (an idea or situation) mentally)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Meaning:

Hold dear

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

prize; treasure; value; appreciate

Context example:

I prize these old photographs

Hypernyms (to "appreciate" is one way to...):

consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "appreciate"):

do justice (show due and full appreciation)

recognise; recognize (show approval or appreciation of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue appreciate the movie

Meaning:

Gain in value

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

revalue; apprise; apprize; appreciate

Context example:

The yen appreciated again!

Hypernyms (to "appreciate" is one way to...):

increase (become bigger or greater in amount)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Antonym:

depreciate (lose in value)

Meaning:

Increase the value of

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

apprise; apprize; appreciate

Context example:

The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark

Hypernyms (to "appreciate" is one way to...):

revalue (value anew)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

depreciate (lower the value of something)