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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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Instead, the boss can try: “I value your perspective and would appreciate regular feedback. Is it OK for me to check in with you monthly?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But they fail to appreciate that companies innovating and creating new markets can grow faster for longer and in a more durable, repeatable manner than the market generally expects.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 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

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

Soon the forest would be full of things to eat, but Nhamo doubted she would survive long enough to appreciate them.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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