- past participle of appreciate.
- past tense form of appreciate.
appreciated
Example Sentences
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Graham Knaus, chief executive of the California State Assn. of Counties, told The Times that he appreciated efforts to raise awareness about the burden these changes would place on counties.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
He had certainly appreciated some things about Catholicism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A perfect example: Cybersecurity stocks have rebounded quickly from their lows as the market has appreciated that Anthropic’s cyber offering, Mythos, can’t take meaningful market share from the cyber software providers soon.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
She added that her "heart went out" to residents and that she appreciated the situation had been "absolutely horrendous".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
I appreciated everything he said, but he didn’t know how bad I felt about not calling out a warning when I’d seen the kayak that morning, before school.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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