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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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“When writing belated wedding thank-you cards, be sure to focus your message on how much you appreciate the thoughtfulness of their gift and their presence at your celebration,” the Knot adds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

I appreciate you sharing your feelings with me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

It’s not just better for hikes; you’ll start to appreciate the contours, as you explore the gardens, but also the larger landscape which makes sense of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

While Baker said she "loved anyone" who liked her art enough to buy it, she added it had felt "really validating" for a star as big as Eilish to appreciate it.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

More than anyone, he would appreciate how I’d puzzled something through.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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