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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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It’s possible that only viewers of a certain age will appreciate how honest the film is—the actors range in age from 42 to 56, meaning they’re millennials and Gen Xers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

I appreciate the Qataris and the Pakistanis trying to help mediate, but it is an altogether different thing.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

I’d appreciate hearing how others would think through this decision.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

“I hope I’m not annoying him,” Simpson said, “but I really appreciate the big brother kind of role he’s playing in my development.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

“I’m sure your zhe’e will appreciate your text, shinálí.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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