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appreciate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'appreciate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Appreciate [ v. i.]
- To rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.]
2 . Appreciate [ v. t.]
- To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.
- To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to depreciate.
- To be sensible of; to distinguish.

Meaning of 'appreciate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . appreciate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be fully aware of; realize fully
Example in sentence:
  • Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?
Meaning (2):
- hold dear
Example in sentence:
  • I prize these old photographs
Meaning (3):
- increase the value of
Example in sentence:
  • The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark
Meaning (4):
- gain in value
Example in sentence:
  • The yen appreciated again!