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Meaning of 'appreciate'
Meaning of 'appreciate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Appreciate 
[ v. i.]
- To rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.] [ v. i.]2. Appreciate [ v. t.]
- To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to
value. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- be fully aware of; realize fully
- be fully aware of; realize fully
Example in sentence:
- Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?
Meaning (2):
- hold dear
- hold dear
Example in sentence:
- I prize these old photographs
Meaning (3):
- increase the value of
- increase the value of
Example in sentence:
- The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark
Meaning (4):
- gain in value
- gain in value
Example in sentence:
- The yen appreciated again!
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